Friday August 9th Alyx and Sophie

Friday August 9^{th - Alyx and Sophie}

It is currently 15 days of fasting in Ethiopia, so our breakfast was vegetarian- bread with scrambled egg (carbs as usual). After we ate we loaded onto two buses and drove to Andinet Elementary School where we will carry out our project. On our bus we had the director of Link Ethiopia with us, which was odd as he just got on and we didn’t know who he was at first until he mentioned it. Arriving at the school it was very muddy, the driver was very cautious about the bus getting stuck! All the children chased us down the drive, waving and shouting and when we got off they crowded round us.

Once both buses had arrived we were taken into one of the classrooms for a welcome ceremony. Speeches were made by our guide Elsa, and the director of the school. We then were given coffee (very strong and sweet), popcorn (had no taste) and bread the size of bricks to eat. After the formalities were completed we went outside to play with the children and taught them some songs such as Old Macdonald and If you’re happy and you know it etc. At about 12pm it was lunchtime and we had bread (again) with chocy spread, bananas and weird orange things.

After lunch we started planning the summer school, and rearranged some of the classrooms for it. Moving the tables was hardwork due to the sun heating the metal tables so they were boiling to touch. At 2:30pm we were supposed to get picked up by the buses, but they were late, just like buses in England!

Sophie’s Traumas of the night - a.k.a what Chloe has to put up with

Step by step guide of how to prevent a sleep walking ordeal

Step 1 – Lock the door

Step 2 – Hide the key in a suitcase

Step 3 – Padlock the suitcase with a combination lock unknown to the sleepwalker

Step 4 – Barricade the door with suitcases, (more than one is advised)

Step 5 – Make the sleepwalker sleep on the far side of the room

Step 6 – Put them in a sleeping bag, head up

Step 7 – Go to sleep #prayforchloe

WARNING: LOCKING THEM IN THE BATHROOM IS ILLADVISED

Best wishes to England,

Alyx and Sophie XOXO