We spent the day in class with Sasha. It was interesting; eleven boys, five girls. They worked on multiplying and dividing by 100's, 1,000's, etc. The children had to come to the board and do problems one at a time. Then they read out of a book and took turns reading out loud. The teacher asked them questions, I suppose to see if they were comprehending what they were reading. The kids had a recess and an apple, and then they did art for a loooong time. They didn't eat lunch till 2:30 p.m.! Michael and I sat on the back row, and the children found us most fascinating. Any time there was free time, they gathered around us and tried to interact with us. I think Sasha was enjoying hugging us and interacting with us in front of his friends, kind of showing off that he had parents, which is so sad. He got out his pictures of our family, and all his classmates knew Quinn's name. Quinn, you're the famous brother of Sasha!
Someone came to the class and took me and Michael to a private little room and fed us lunch. It was a real treat. We saw the other kids who came to Phoenix in the host program. (Pictures soon I hope.)
After the kids had lunch, at about 3:00 p.m they had gym class in an old, run-down gym. They ran, jumped, etc., and then played soccer, the boys and girls together. It was most entertaining.
Shortly after that, we said good-bye to Sasha, boarded a train with Inna, and headed to Kiev. I slept the whole way on the train. It seemed like the three-hour trip took five minutes. So what am I doing now at 5:30 a.m.? Blogging, of course.
Thank goodness you're back in Kiev so we can hear from you!!
ReplyDeleteHow very rural it sounds. And what an adventure.
When do you head back?
Post more, post more!!!
Thanks so much for blogging, we've all been anxiously waiting for an update.
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