Miriam came back last night. For those of you that don't know, she is the lady who started this whole thing. She brought back lots of lovely things for the primary school. She also brought a Korean monk with her who is a member of an order that helps the poorest people and he has gone to see the Archbishop this morning.
The title of this piece is about the second unusual thing that happened today. A medical party arrived and innoculated everyone in the school against yellow fever. It is part of a big drive to try and mitigate its effects in West Africa. They did a lot about 20 years ago but the immunity has worn off and it is back with a vengance.
I spend most of my time in the science department. I have been introducing practical work, especially to the girls and finding apparatus in the cupboard that is still in its packing so there is a lot of work to do to get everyone doing some practical work.
Tomorrow, I hope to go out with Miriam and the monk on a tour of the other schools. They won't be teaching because it is a Muslim holiday but it will be nice to get out and see a bit more of the country.
It sounds a bit unkind to go on about the heat when I know the weather over there is rather nasty but when I got the thermometers out to do the experiment this morning they read 30 degrees C in the classroom and the sweat ran down my face but it has got a bit cooler now and there is a very slight breeze. My ankles swell up every day but less now than they did.
I shall try and post at the weekend to tell you about my day tomorrow but the net seems to go off at the weekends, so maybe Monday.
Keep warm!!
Pat
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