After breakfast this morning some of the girls and I went to check out the famed Ocean Terrace. It's quite nice, with a great view of the reef. Of course, as soon as we walked up there the locals stopped talking and gave us a good stare, but they soon resumed their discussions.
We went to school today to meet our classes. I am teaching Year 5 english, maths and ES (environmental studies). My first impression of my teacher was that she seemed quite reserved, which put me off a little. She introduced me to the class, the class said hello and then I left. The others seemed to have quite similar experiences which made me feel a little better. Ajeeb and Shifa (a head teacher) then gave us a tour of the school. The school is quite under-resourced. Coming from Australian classrooms that are often filled to the brim with resources and student work, I found their classrooms to be bare, consisting only of a whiteboard, tables and chairs. The murals that have been painted on the walls really do give the rooms a bit of life however and some are amazing. Every time we would walk past a classroom the students' eyes would light up with excitement. They are very cute. We have been told that we will observe for the first two weeks then have the opportunity to teach in the final two weeks.
After exchanging some US dollars into Rufiyaa, we had lunch then decided to check out where we would be teaching swimming and the reef.
The rest of the day went fairly slowly: TV, internet, dinner, bed.
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