No sign of Gertie Ghecko today but I am fairly sure she is under the notice board.  I am certainly not going to attempt to move it to have a look.

What an amazing, rewarding and very busy  week it has been.  Now I have a rapport with the children and know which ones need discipline and those with whom I need to be more gentle.

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 Yesterday was such a special day at Grace House.  It started with a blessing of the new building.

 This is to be a residential centre for disadvantaged children in the village and will be in interim home for them before they are integrated back in to the community.  There was much chanting from the  Monks who  came to perform the blessing.  This is done behind fans to prevent them getting distracted whilst meditating.   The volunteers were  asked to wear long skirts and a white top as a mark of respect.  We then celebrated with  the local community and ate traditional dishes wrapped in palm leaves.

A day at Grace House is divided in to two sessions.  The morning session finishes at 11am and we start again teaching the same thing to another group of children in the afternoon.  Both morning and afternoon classes performed for their parents and although my Buffalos and Crocodiles sang well known songs - The Wheels on the Bus, and Head and Shoulders - they were word perfect and in time with each other!

Today we played games and went to the library and there was much laughter.



 I am so happy to have had the opportunity to be here with these wonderful people.