Monday, June 14, 2010

Well, I had a nice, relaxing weekend. Cara came from Mmankgodi on Saturday and stayed the night, so that was nice. We had told the Kgosi that we were anticipating a visit from Cara so we would cook for ourselves, to which he replied, "Oh, if Cara is coming, we will have dinner at the nice table," which we interpreted as them inviting us all for dinner. Well, it turns out that when we arrived for dinner, they thought we were preparing the meal! So we rushed back to our dwelling and were able to throw together a make-shift curry with beans, carrots and cous cous. The kgosi and our host brother Atie seemed to enjoy it, but Mma Kgosi was not so thrilled with the cous cous. Ah well.

The communication problems continued as last night Rachel and I thought we were being asked to go for a "pint," but alas, we were going for a drive to help a friend of our host sister's fix a "punch," meaning flat tire! It was nice just to go for a drive and see the stars out in the country, and Rachel was actually a help for the person as she knows more about changing flat tires than I!

Today at the library I made a bookmark to give to users that has core information on it such as hours, phone number, loan period, and resources available at the library. It looks pretty good! I also included a short blurb explaining the importance of returning materials, as it seems that it is a common problem.

I also started browsing the shelves in hopes to create some sort of booklists for parents and/or educators highlighting some of the resources the library offers. I'm looking forward to finally doing some school visits next week!

1 comment:

  1. I like the way you are fitting yourself into things, while allowing for surprise. Might be that an extra question or two when there is a comment like the nice table will help.

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