I needed water this morning but the boiled water my family gave me smelled very strongly…like a fuel pipe leaked into the water pipe. Sure, boiling kills microbes but it doesn’t’ get rid of other potential contaminants. Since I had to be at the school by 07:15 to shadow the Teacher on Duty (TOD), the stores weren’t open for me to buy water but thankfully I was able to get out later to get some (thanks Anna!). The Teacher on Duty is a classroom teacher who is responsible for overseeing the students doing their cleaning jobs (like chores of sweeping, mopping, etc.) and the morning assembly for the week. I think there might be some responsibility with attendance too but I guess I’ll understand better at site.

Before the students were released for chai, Tim, Ezra, and I went to get some fried potatoes and sambusas (also potato). Then for lunch we went to a bar/pub and had rice, beans, spinach, and soup (like the broth from minestrone). Tim and I also had a few small pieces of meat. I felt really stuffed today with all the food I ate but I really like trying out new things.

Mama asked about my sheets when I was done washing my clothes yesterday and I kind of agreed to wash them today. When I finished, it looked like it was going to rain and I wouldn’t have sheets to sleep on. I lucked out but realized I should probably only wash one sheet at a time here.