True Life: Living in Uganda

Just a day in the life of us teachers to be:

6:45 a.m.- Mary wakes up.
7:15 a.m.- Frannie and Steph roll out of bed. Steph does get in the shower at this time as well and somehow makes it out by 7:28-7:30!
7:35- Jump in the car with Sister Edith and Teacher Dao. Frannie somehow falls asleep, while our bottoms are bouncing up and down.
7:50- We arrive to Moreau Nursery/Primary School. “Teach-ah, teach-ah, teach-ah!”
8:00- School begins- don’t be tardy.
8:20- Final attendance is taken.
8:00- 8:20- All of our classes start with “News, News”.
Ex: Student: “News, News!”
Class: “Yes, please, tell us the (de) news!”
Student: “Yestah-day when I was coming home from school I saw a bird!”
Class: “Thank you for telling us the news.”
Repeat 20 times. We love it.
8:20- 9:20- Nursery/Top class normally does writing and sometimes math. P1 usually has their math lesson at this time, while P2 has listening exercises and English.
9:20- 10:00- P.E and break. The kids are OBSESSED with Red Rover and we can’t get enough of their songs in Rutorro.
10:10- Prayer- “Thank you, Jesus!”
10:15 until porridge is gone- Porridge break under the huts.
10:45- Wash and short call.
11:00- Back to class. Their schedule varies in the afternoon, but this is when we give majority of our lessons in reading, music, art, English, Science, etc.
12:30- Nursery/top class is dismissed after their final prayer.
1:00- P1 and P2 are dismissed.
1:05- We grade papers or help students.
1:15- We go to the clinic to search for newborns!
2:00- If we walk home, we normally leave at around this time. The walk takes a little more than hour, but is so beautiful!
3:15- We are greeted by Dalphine, Duncan, Richard, Angel, Ricky, and Patience running at us with open arms. They are our favourites so we normally greet them back with sweeties, bracelets, stickers, and stamps. This is really one of the highlights of our day.
3:40- Escape the children and eat a late lunch. Gereti you da best!
4:00- We relax and check emails, read, nap, blog (you’re welcome), or just hang out with the sisters!
5:00-We play with the village kids and love life.
7:00- Dinner!
8:15- Clean up/ sing and dance in the kitchen with the sisters.
8:45- We head down to our annex to chat, chase birds, run from Jafar, kill bugs, shower, and prepare for the next school day!
10:00- Pillow talk. Frannie falls asleep first, Anne and Mary for a close tie at second, and Steph takes a little bit longer to fall asleep than the rest of us.

Although we have a set schedule, each day is unique and different and somehow better than the last!

XOXO