We started our day in the 8th grade class with a highly informative lesson on the American Government by Mike and Riley. The Kenyan students were especially curious about the comparisons between our government and theirs as well as how they could be involved if they ever moved to America. At tea time there was an awards ceremony for the children who scored the highest on their state exams. The lower school winners recieved a pencil and the upper school winners recieved two pens. After class we returned to our painting, we did detailing work in black and green. A painter working with us named Ian suprised us all with his extensive knowledge of American rappers and the Illuminati. After painting, the talented Dr. Merangae gifted us bracelets in the colors of the Kenyan flag, each adorned with our names. In the afternoon the boys did their laundry and hung it on a line while entertaining their posse of young boys. The power remained allusive throughout the day so dinner and evening devotions were done by flashlight and gas light. At 7pm we joined the 7th and 8th grade classes for their evening lesson, the teachers humored us Americans and gave an elemetary level lesson in Swahili. We all ended or day in the anticipation of Sports Day on Saturday.
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