The six day midterm break turned into a 17 day holiday for our high school students. The Kenyan teachers are on strike so the schools have been closed. The strike has not been settled but the schools that our students attend are reopening today.
I had thought having the kids for six days would be a good way for me to slowly get used to having kids in the house but I should have known better than having my own plans!
Despite the additional days it really has been a pleasure to host the kids. They were very helpful and respectful; it was fun to watch them become comfortable in the house and to see their personalities as they danced, joked and just acted silly. We were even surprised by a hidden skill of one of the boys- he is great at knitting (was raised by his grandmother) and knitted a scarf for me in just three days!
It will be nice to have a bit of a break before the one month school holiday in August but I am certainly going to miss the laughing and giggling of the boys late into the night as they were supposed to be sleeping.
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| Lazy Sunday - kids sleeping on the couches |
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| Intense game of Scrabble |
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| Kariuri washing clothes |
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