July 8

July 8, 2009

Another early morning off to Red Rose – this is our second-to-last day of observation before we start teaching the morning classes next Tuesday (after we get back from our safari Fri-Mon)

On the blog, some fifth grade students wrote questions they had about the United States during their morning break from classes. We then posted those questions on the blog. If readers of the blog could answer those questions by leaving a comment (click on the link above), that would be quite powerful for the students at Red Rose. It makes them feel good that their words can be heard as far away as the United States (or from wherever you may be reading this blog).

We had lunch at the food court of Prestige Plaza, a mall that opened in 2007. We then went into another section of Kibera to visit the Calvary Academy schools, where Ken's foundation helped construct two classrooms to begin a high school (before it had been just for grades 1-8).

We got back to Rosa Mystica around 3:15 and we’re taking the afternoon to rest. Days here seem quite long.

Also, if you are a regular reader of the blog, be sure to go back and read James' description of the visit to the Pamoja FM radio station from July 7 -- it has been added to the earlier entry for that day.