Hanging out at Candlelight

This week I've been working at Candlelight every morning. On Monday, I taught science (nutrition) to class 3 and class 5. It was pretty good, but it's definitely a challenge to try and figure out how to effectively teach the students when they don't have their own textbooks to study from. Monday afternoon, I just rested at Fred and Alice's, which was definitely needed. Tuesday morning, I taught English to class 3 and science to class 4. In the afternoon, I went with a friend to his cousin's house near downtown Nairobi. It was nice to meet more people and I had my first matatu ride this trip, which was an experience, as always! Yesterday morning, I decided that I wanted to work in the library with Nancy rather than teaching classes. It was really nice to hang out with her. After that, I went with Jenni to get my hair braided by Christine. It took about 3 hours, but I enjoyed talking to Christine about life in Kenya and dating and relationships in Kenyan culture. Overall, I think yesterday was one of the best days I've had so far just because I learned so much about Kenyan culture and also got to hang out with some great people! This morning I decided to work in the library again, so that was nice.

In case anyone wants my address while I'm here, this is it:

Sarah Evans
Candlelight School
PO Box 28646-00200
Nairobi
Kenya

I hear that mail takes a while to get here, so just remember that I'm leaving on August 20, so I won't get anything after that.

I'm in the process of trying to post pictures on facebook, so look for them there later (if it actually works...)