Last Saturday, the five of us went to the rural school by Fred's farm for a "cultural exchange". The thought of the day was to have the school share West African culture and for Joshua to share Western culture with a question and answer time to follow. It was an incredible day...
Anna, Fred, Deb, Mike, and Joshua
The students moved all their desks outside the classrooms into a circle where we could share.
The Principal welcomed us to the mornings events.
A group of young girls shared with us several traditional dances.
Then three young boys shared with us some "modern" dances.
With the aid of pictures, Joshua shared about life in a western culture.
Above and below, the students shared a skit titled "Skipping School". Where a boy skipped school and then failed his exams...
It struck me how students are the same everywhere...doodling on the desks...
Fred then talked about the importance of malaria prevention. Malaria is one of the top causes of death in West Africa.
A time for questions. Some of the kids had incredible and thought provoking questions-"Why do people in the west live longer than Africans? or Why do all the good ideas come from the west?"
Later we handed out bags of chips and candy to the students.
A picture with all the dedicated teachers.
The kids waving good-bye.
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