Learning German while in Burkina Faso???

Yesterday, Lauren had the opportunity to teach 4th graders on the area of rectangles. Lauren had a lot of fun with this, and the kids also seemed to enjoy the 'human rectangle', where Lauren drew two large rectangles on the sand with a stick, and had the kids stand in the rectangles to determine the area. Angela also taught in a sixth grade class, on European colonization of Africa.

In the afternoon, one of our new friends from Germany, Anne, took us on a tour of Yako. We stopped at a supermarket, and stocked up on some food, such as crackers and candy. On the way back to the orphanage, we stopped to buy what we thought were peanuts, but they turned out to be a small fruit that is not very good. We ended our night by playing 'Pictionary Down the Lane' with Ruth, our two German friends, and Riddering family, which brought on many laughs. Dani, Katie and Lauren stayed up with Anne and Judith pretty late, being silly and telling jokes.

Today, Angela taught another lesson on measurement with the help of Doug. Doug enjoyed being a human weight, as the children tried to decide how they could balance him on a seesaw. While the adults taught, Dani, Katie and Lauren went on a fieldtrip to a nearby town with Ruth to see the mobile clinic. Unfortunately, by the time they got there, the clinic had already left. On a happier note, Dani was proposed to by one of the guards, but due to circumstances, Dani had to turn him down.

When they got back, the girls led some crafts with the kids with modeling clay. The kids enjoyed taking lots of pictures on their cameras and making 'fleurs' and 'serpants' (flowers and snakes) with the clay. Later this afternoon, the girls and Doug will be going with Ruth to 'la barrage', which is a man made resovoir. Hope all is well in Mahadaga and Ouaga!!!!