Our little cottage that we are staying in, is right around the corner from a nursery/preschool. The kids that go there are 1-3 year olds.
A couple days ago I went to the school to play with the kids. When I walked in, all the kids started yelling, "Obrunee!" - which means "white person". They were all so cute!
We got there around lunchtime, so they were having their lunch. Some of them needed help eating. I fed this one guy named, Franklin; I was feeding him porridge. While I was feeding him, he pointed to the bathroom. So I walked over to the teacher and told her that he needed to go to the bathroom. She she told Franklin, "Franklin, go wee and come back and eat your porridge!"
I tried so hard not to laugh at that!
Then, it was singing time (I will tell you this: This would never happen in a preschool in the US.). One of the teachers had a hanger in her hand and was slapping in really hard on the table to the rhythm of the song. It was so loud I could hear it 20-30 feet away when I was outside! They do things so differently here!
The next day, when I went back, I was in for another adventure. About 20 minutes after I got there, a teacher called me over while holding a kid belly-first over her knee. She said to me, while whacking the kid's bum, "In Ghana, we beat! Do you beat in America?" Once again I tried so hard to keep from laughing. I told her, "No, we just tell them to stop or give them a timeout." She replied, very suspiciously, "Timeout...hmmmm?" (I learned afterwards that she said the same thing to Rockwell. She really wanted to make her point!)
Things are so different and sometimes weird here in Ghana, but the kids are so, so cute!
I love that no matter where you are and no matter how different people act, little kids are always cute no matter what! I can see that those kids love you, Hannah girl! You're right, they are cute, cute kids.
ReplyDeleteThey are cute, and you are cute too. Do you tell Rockwell now, "Go wee and then come eat your porridge!"?
ReplyDeleteSo it's ok to beat your child AND you can litter, too (tossing your water "sachet" on the ground)?? Very cool! Just kidding :)
ReplyDeleteThese kids are beautiful. I can tell they love having you there. So is blue plaid their pre-school uniform? Same for girls and boys?
So it's ok to beat your child AND you can litter, too (tossing your water "sachet" on the ground)?? Very cool! Just kidding :)
ReplyDeleteThese kids are beautiful. I can tell they love having you there. So is blue plaid their pre-school uniform? Same for girls and boys?
Wow, can you imagine what would happen in Davis if a teacher spanked a student? That really is different. I like to think we teach kids to behave well just by giving timeouts. Nevertheless, the kids are darling and so are you....
ReplyDeleteThose kids are so lucky to have you. Brooke and Helene miss their buddy so much but they love seeing you do such amazing things!!!
ReplyDeleteThose are some very cute little faces. However the cute face I loved seeing the most was yours, Hannah!
ReplyDeleteThat is so neat that you go there Hannah. They are so cute and you are beautiful! What a great experience. And you seem to be making the most of it (even though there are so many strange things to adjust to!).
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