Last week before a break

Chaplin is chilling on our sofa - this is his favourite spot. He is actually resting for a good reason - on Monday Mrs. Chaplin will arrive for some time. Our new teacher asked as for some services from Chaplin. She will bring her female rabbit with hope of baby rabbits...so we let Chaplin chill on the sofa before he will be sent on this noble mission.

The good thing is that this week we were having all teachers in the schools. At least one of the teachers is very good - the other is better than the teacher that we had before but we are not sure she can manage the whole class in case she has nobody to help her... at least she has great respect in the eyes of the kids...this definitely helps to keep order in the class. Volunteers are generally abused by the kids - the kids do with them whatever they want. I am the best example of it - unfortunately.

Rita on the other hand is now fully immersed in creating jewellery - our kids are supposed to start putting together necklaces & bracelets which we are to sell at our culinary event. So far though it seems that Rita takes most fun of it - and secretly told me that if we cannot sell them at the event she will appropriate them for herself :))

As to the event - today we should receive the invitations and A2 posters for the event from the print house. It has been quite a battle with the print house to get what we want and when we want but today we should really have it happen. Anyway it is our own design and we will try to post both here on the blog though they will probably look not as nice as in reality. We have them printed on nice glossy paper (poster) and excellent paper especially for the invitations (no idea what it is called in English).


Next week in general will be full of extracurricular events. As mentioned on Monday Chaplin is going to have a date. On Tuesday we will have a Peruvian Children's day so we decided that we are going to take the kids to the swimming pool - I suspect that it is going to be adventures for two reasons at least: first previous directors told us that last time there were quite big problems before they let the big group in as the kids were not exactly clean looking so big washing took place. Secondly controlling those lets say 30 kids at a swimming pool might prove quite challenging. On Wednesday we have a pub quiz and a visit of Bruce Peru founder and his wife (the organization for which we are now working/volunteering). It came as quite a surprise for us - actually we have learned it today...one can say that we provoked it as we have written quite a long email addressing the problems we face here and we think the whole organization faces - we got a very positive response to it and request to meet and discuss how can our proposals be implemented...so here we go...

On Thursday then we will probably visit all the schools with our visitors...On Friday something big will happen and on Saturday we have our Culinary event. In the meantime of course we have to sell 70 tickets to the event, go over our problems and accomplishments with the founder of the organization and make sure our Peruvian Chef does not forget anything for the event. Today actually we are to see our DJ play in one of the local pubs - forgot to mention that we will also have a DJ playing background music though...

That would be it I think what we are up to next week... Otherwise both of us also got a haircut - important milestone as going to get a local haircut is a sign of deep trust in the host country...

I started with the rabbit so I will end with the rabbit - the smart ass learned how to open the door of our room at night from outside and stays the night in our room - I guess he does not like the cold outside. The good thing is that when he wants to pee he makes lots noise so that we have no other choice than to open the door for him (he can open the door only one way). He runs to his "toilet" and is right back in the room - quite amazing. Anyway he is quite in demand as at least three people would like to prepare a dish out of him.