this week...

Placement has been pretty hectic. This past Monday we went to the nursery but very few kids where there and me and my partner just wanted to do more. So we decided to sign up to work at the library in likpe bauke which is around 30 min from hohoe. And we love it! The kids are super sweet and ages 1 to young adults. We get around 30 a day so far. Alot of them don't even know how to read or can't even comprehend English words cause it is a very small community and they all speak ewe. So we are teaching basic English and the alphabet and even some numbers. We are also teaching them proper library behavior. Because they tend to stand around on table and eat food Which in return can harm the books. We are also helping the older kids that know English how to use the computers and how to type. But there is not always electricity which makes it difficult to plan anything. In all we love it and they seem to really respect and love us as well which is really nice.

It's been raining a lot so other than work there hasn't been much to do but i did get a really cute dress done in town
And got a pretty nice peice of art that a kid did. Tomorrow is market day and it's always interesting to walk around with so many things to see and smell.

4 days ago I did laundry and hung it out, and for the next 3 days it rained causing my clothes to not dry. Cause it is all done by hand which is really hard work when u have to use a well to get the water. But by day 3 I had to hand clothes all over the room with fans. After dry u have to iron everything! Even socks. Because bugs lay eggs in the clothes. But now, 4 days later everything is finally done!

Saturday we are taking a small day trip to lake Volta and taking a boat into a small island for traditonal BBQ and music. Just to get out the house and relax.

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