Its been a few days since my last post, I know, but its been a little slow around here. The kids have three days off for Teej (the celebration of women) and today is their last day off, thank goodness. Two days ago we went into town to see the Teej festival where there is supposed to be tons of dancing but by the time we got there it was more of a Teej speech. Somebody was droning on and on about something so we left the festival in search of some other smaller dances which were still quite interesting.
Yesterday we spent a few hours planning a scavenger hunt so the kids would have something to do on their day off. Hours went into planning it and it lasted a whopping 20 minutes. It went well but we failed to achieve our goal of keeping the kids busy. We also had a new volunteer arrive yesterday just in time to help us with the scavenger hunt. He seems to be adjusting fine and is a good guy. It's kind of nice not being the new guy and a novelty item to the kids anymore but at the same time it makes it more difficult to learn their names because they are no longer introducing themselves to me everyday. I have a good number of names down pat already but there are still quite a few I have to learn.
We've also had some very clear days and nights recently, for the first time since I got here actually. The stars are incredible out here. There is no light pollution to interfere so when the clouds aren't an issue it is quite a sight. I don't think my camera is capable of capturing them unfortunately or I would have posted a picture. I can't remember the last time I saw the milky way so clearly.
Today I think we are going to play a family game of some sort. Most likely frisbee or soccer, their two favorites. Tomorrow they have school again which will be nice, although it is only a half day. I'm not sure but I believe I might begin tutoring soon which I am a little nervous about but I know it will be good to have more to do and a steady routine.
I'll check back in sooner rather than later, sorry for the recent lack of updates.
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Yesterday we spent a few hours planning a scavenger hunt so the kids would have something to do on their day off. Hours went into planning it and it lasted a whopping 20 minutes. It went well but we failed to achieve our goal of keeping the kids busy. We also had a new volunteer arrive yesterday just in time to help us with the scavenger hunt. He seems to be adjusting fine and is a good guy. It's kind of nice not being the new guy and a novelty item to the kids anymore but at the same time it makes it more difficult to learn their names because they are no longer introducing themselves to me everyday. I have a good number of names down pat already but there are still quite a few I have to learn.
We've also had some very clear days and nights recently, for the first time since I got here actually. The stars are incredible out here. There is no light pollution to interfere so when the clouds aren't an issue it is quite a sight. I don't think my camera is capable of capturing them unfortunately or I would have posted a picture. I can't remember the last time I saw the milky way so clearly.
Today I think we are going to play a family game of some sort. Most likely frisbee or soccer, their two favorites. Tomorrow they have school again which will be nice, although it is only a half day. I'm not sure but I believe I might begin tutoring soon which I am a little nervous about but I know it will be good to have more to do and a steady routine.
The postings on this site are my own and do not necessarily represent Blinknow's positions or opinions.
If you set the camera on a steady surface and pick a long shutter speed (OT a night mode) you might get a good shot of the stars
ReplyDeletetried that, could see maybe 2 stars
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