Monday, July 28, 2008

Another day of culture relations training


Today was just as hot and humid as yesteday, and we again had a full day of training in the director's living room without AC. We were reminded again today that we need to be first learners in the new culture before we can be teachers. The first speaker covered topics on purpose, plan, process of what we've come here to do, emphasizing the multiplication principle. And the second speaker talked about different cultural values, taking all of us on a field trip to a cemetery nearby in the intense afternoon heat, making us think about the excluded middle.

While we were in training, Caleb got entertained by some gracious volunteers--one teacher from Cambodia and a teacher in VN. He's never been babysat so much until these past two weeks, but he didn't mind and was able to enjoy people who were willing to play and put up with him. This morning during breakfast, he turned to his favorite teacher Miss Adrianne and asked her, "Why is your skin so dark, did you fall into the mud or something?"

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