Dirty feet, cold bucket baths and posho are now the new norms that I have grown accustomed to. Posho and beans are the main foods at most meals. At first glance it looks like mashed potatoes, but it is actually made out of corn flour. "It is a flavorless mush that is kind of hard," adds Kayla. I can't really say I like it, but it's food. When teams are here, we have the treat of rice and pineapple. The fruit here is really good and fresh. We walked a mile into town this week with Aunt Janelle and some cooks and bought some mangos. 3 mangos for 10 cents. Pretty good deal, huh? Kayla attempted carrying the bag of mangos on her head. I don't think it lasted too long. :)

Today we washed some of the walls in the church building. It is an cement building that has open sections that act as windows. The kids often sit on the open areas, and their dirty hands and feet have a way of sticking to the wall. We didn't get it all done, but it's a start. We also taught some younger boys how to play 500, or Jackpot. We all had fun playing with them. Still trying to learn names. Not a super easy job with about 200 kids here. But I have gotten to recognize and remember a few groups of names.

Last Saturday I had a sleepover with Vicky. Kari and I slept in the same room and got to hang out with the girls there. The two of us took a nap before the girls came to get us from our hut. Kind of ridiculous having a nap at 9, but for some reason I feel like I need so much sleep here. They were having a movie night with the whole village watching The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. They had subtitles on because the only sound coming out was from the computer's speakers. The reactions of the kids were the best. When they saw Mr. Tumnus, they all gasped and then laughed. I don't know if they had ever seen something like him before. During the fighting scene, they were all cheering and getting excited. The kids here are really fun and talented. They pick up games and music quickly. I have been able to teach some guitar chords to kids. Some already know a couple basic chords. Even the music teacher Dennis wants to learn and has come up to me a couple times asking how to play a certain song. Hopefully I can do more with music here. Even though there is no radio or TV, there is no shortage of music. People are constantly singing songs, humming, or whistling.