New School Building

Upon arriving here, much to my surprise the school is moving to a new location. Mind you the school is not finished yet, and the children are to arrive on July 21st, but according to Mr. Deny, the principal's husband, they plan on being finished by the end of June.



This morning, Miss Regina asked Anna and I to take a tour of the building. Off we went, onto the construction site, no hardhats, no safety features, workers walking around in bare feet, and I in just flip-flops. Most construction is done by hand, including digging deep into the ground. There were workers laying beautiful tiles, smoothing the cement on the floor and walls, with nothing more than a small trowel, and a piece of string for the plumb line. We two American teachers were actually consulted as to what color walls we would like in our classrooms and where we would like to place the computers. I'm anxious to get in the classroom and begin organizing, since right now I am only sitting in an empty room (albeit with a/c) using the schools internet service. Once we move to the other building, I will be able to use my own computer.



Last night Miss Regina and her family asked me to go "up". She explained to me that meant to go up to the mountains where it is noticeably cooler. Although it was dusk, the view of the mountains and the rice paddies was spectacular. We ate at a Chinese restaurant that was wonderful. Regina orders a variety of items and then we all share. I'm really enjoy the salad with rice, potatoes, egg and then covered with a peanut sauce. Afterwards we walked around two beautiful hotels. One was massive, with hot springs, pools, a hot house, and bungalows as well as regular hotel rooms. The other was a re-creation of the city as it was in 1928 with bamboo houses, and a bamboo water chime surrounding a town center. We had a delightful evening, and Deny and Regina's two children, Jason and Tasha are very inquisitive and friendly.

Until next time-
Carol