BOOKS!

As you may have noticed there have been some additions to the website.  There finally is an ‘about me’ page and a neew page, The Harambee Project.   I am working in collaboration with Books for Africa, a nonprofit organization and four other current and returned volunteers to bring over 20,000 books to schools throughout Kenya.  I recently met with the Board of Governors at my school to make sure they help with funding to build the library.    Books for Africa is giving us a sea container of books but we need to raise the money to bring the books here.  Please take the time to read about the project.  If you have any questions please let me know and I will do my best to answer them.  Also, thanks to Andy Camann for updating the website!

On Tuesday we started multiplication. The kids are pretty good at their multiplication tables but I wanted to make sure they actually understand the concept. The former volunteer, Sharon, previously brought with her some interlocking math cubes that have been a blessing. I use them for everything in math and they are such a great visual.

The simple problems they understood fairly quickly.  It was a hilarious moment when I said that 2×3 is the same as 3×2. First I showed them 2 stacks each consisting of 3 cubes then I slowly changed the stacks into three stacks consisting of 2 cubes each.  They were blown away.  Jaws dropped, arms were in the air…What a spectacle.

A side note, I endured another death defying matatu ride into Maua earlier this week.  Pray for me, seriously.  Those drivers are crazy.