Went and painted a new school today in a settlement called Diepslot. To describe Diepslot to you think of the ghettos you see in the movie Slumdog Millionair, corrogated metal stuctures stand as one room homes. The "school" for children ages 3-6 was also made the same way a one room metal building with a dirt floor no bigger than a Ford F-350 extendedcab that 30 sweet babies were taught in every... day. Their new school is now three small seperate rooms, still smaller than my current classroom, with carpet on the floor, window that open and close and door that lock. A yard with a new play swingset and fence around all of this to keep people out at night. You should of seen the looks on the faces of these babies when they walked down to their new school. It was a very humbeling experinece to be able to help participate in creating this school and to see the joy it brought to these children today on Mandela Day, Nelson Mandela's Birthday. We cried a lot today and it was a day that really showed me how much our students truly have to be thankful for.
PS. Madiva means father of the nation and is a term of endearment for Nelson Mandela here.
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