Week 1

So it's been almost a week since we've been at Sakeji. We are both enjoying it here.

There are a few things I need to get used to. For example, there are always bugs in the house. Usually small flies, but they are still there and sort of annoying. Sometimes there are spiders. Gigantic spiders! Here is a picture of a spider called a Flatty.  At least that's what people here call them. They flatten themselves out to go hide behind picture frames on the wall. Then they walk they are very tall. And, they are so fast. I was shocked at how fast they are. Thing is, you aren't suppose to get rid of them, because they eat the mosquitoes. So I know there is a gigantic spider somewhere in my house now. I don't really like that. I try very hard to sleep with my mouth closed!

Here's a picture of the school dog named Sasha. She is part doberman, part rottweiler. Locals who walk by the school get very scared of her and climb up the trees when they see her. But she is one of the friendliest dogs. I think they just mostly aren't used to having pet dogs.

Today we experienced the very famous Sakeji ice cream! They make it every Sunday for dessert after lunch. Mylon and I both had banana-peanut butter. Other flavours they had out today were vanilla, neopolitan, and grape. It was so good.

Overall, the food here has been (to my surprise) quite good. For breakfast we often have a type of porridge (oats, cornmeal, hearty oats) with toast and rice cakes. I'm not a fan of the rice cakes. The kids love them though, and they put honey on them. And for lunch we'll have a lot of vegetables (squash, carrots, corn, green beans, broccoli, coleslaw, potatoes), sometimes we have beans, chicken, beef. Once a day for dessert there is the most delicious pineapple, and bananas. Then we often get baked goods. You really have to pick and choose your favourites because there is so much baked goods that if you ate them all the time, you would gain a few pounds. So My personal favourites and cinnamon buns, and brownies.

Well that's all for now. Thanks for checking in!