Day 2 started off with everyone getting excited. Although we've been told that we'll be entering the classroom to teach the students basic English, we really didn't know what to expect. So, off we walked to Santhiphap High School from our guesthouse. The walk was a short ten minutes but the entire convoy attracted quite a bit of attention. Whether unwanted or not, I can't tell for sure. Along the way, we saw many streetside hawkers selling roasted BANANAS!!
We met up with the Principal of the school thatvery morning and almost immediately, the girls set off to work! As this was the first day, many of them looked inadequate in the classrooms. And to make matters worse, quite a fair bit of the classes had students who could speak pretty good English already. It was heartening to see how the girls fumbled but eventually managed to modify their lessons accordingly.
Towards the end of the day, everyone was looking pretty drained from the excitment of the day. We walked back from the school back to the guesthouse. Along the way, many things were running through my mind. I wonder what were the thoughts on these young minds. I wondered if they felt like giving up and yearn to return to the comforts of Singapore. I wondered if this trip would makea difference to their minds. How about those students we met today, are we going to make a difference in their lives? What is our purpose here in Lao? While these thoughts whizzed about in my head, we had dinner and had our debrief. I went to bed tired but still thinking...
To Be Continued...
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