Short skirts on men, coconuts and the sun!!

 On Saturday night we had a community night for the unmarried staff and students. It was good to see guys dressed as girls is just as funny in most other countries. This is Uncle Bob in the middle - the quietest, most unassuming guy. Except for when he is in a drama and he transforms to the funniest guy out! The guy beside me fell off his chair he was laughing so much!

 Sunday night we said goodbye to the 3 other young westerners who have been here, so we set out to host a curry party. Here I am, scraping my coconut to make milk for the curry. Took a good hour to husk, scrape and squeeze 3 coconuts. Apparently I will make a good PNG house wife.

 Somem dark clouds about the place - been raining for about a week but the sun has come out today which is great. Still a pretty fun place in the rain and mud!

 My walk home form my classroom. On the left are the patient kitchens where family members live and cook for the patients in the hospital. Far right are some of the hospital wards. My house is way down the other end.

 Add to these pics the sounds of babies crying, coughing, laughing, running and shouting kids, roosters, frogs, cicadas....thats the general vibe!

The boys who play round my place - Zacariah, Malachi, Tom and Jeremy. They are little rascals! But fun. When I do my skipping I have to do it in secret otherwise these kids and all the others come over and want a turn, which is fun but not so good for getting exercise done.

Has been a good few days - getting well into the routine of things. Not sure I really love being the only teacher as you miss out on all the other interactions with other staff etc but it is definitely good practice at teaching everything and doing it in a different context. Training the primary teachers (2 and 2 students) is going well. I am having to figure out which bits aer most important to try get them to do. DOnt think i will have much luck insisting on AO's, SLO's and the like. But I am blowing their mind with the concept of week and unit plans.

Thanks for prayers - am still healthy, and mostly infection free from mossie bites. I love the church services here - very fun singing and dancing and some good solid messages. I am taking a devotion with all the nursing staff on friday. Hopefully will go ok.

Peace,
Miri