I apologize for my lengthy delay in an update! Unfortunately, the
weather did not improve for us to go away the weekend after all the
nuttiness settled down. So, my friends and I have been spending the
majority of our time wondering around Suva. The weather has finally
improved this week, meaning we actually get to see the sun now...not for
very long still, but it is so much better than it was. Feels like I
brought the rain with me from Vancouver!
My friends and I have been trying to keep ourselves entertained so we
don't go crazy for the lack of sun. We've gone for lots of lunches and
dinners; we've gone to a few movies; we've gone on lot's and lot's of
coffee dates; and we've spent lot's of time at the Holiday Inn Hotel,
hanging by their pool. We spent the whole day there the other day to
watch the Superbowl; only one other girl was from North America (and she
isn't even into football), so it was brand new to everyone else. I'm
not a huge fan of football, but it was something to do!
My parents arrive on Saturday and I am really looking forward to
seeing them! It will be nice to relax on a cruise and have an actual
vacation. After that I might meet some of my friends in Nadi and we may
go to Bounty Island for one night, since we haven't gone anywhere since
Pacific Harbour.
I really enjoying myself at the Nausori Special School, but gosh it's
challenging! It is obvious that many of the children's parents don't
work with them at home; the parents rely on the school to do all the
work. I am so thankful to have had supportive parents who worked
tiredlessly to get me through school; who instilled in me a love of
reading before I could even read on my own; who hired tutors for me; and
who survived my temper tantrums when I couldn't get something. Everyday
it feels like we tell the children the same spelling rules...and it
never sinks in. It's quite sad actually; I wish there was more that I
could do. Some of the children can't even remember the alphabet, or how
to count to 10. It's hard to watch how hard some of the teachers are on
the children too; I won't go into details, but I will say some of the
stuff they do and say would get them fired and slapped with a lawsuit
back home!
Well, I hope I will have more exciting things to write about the week after next. See you all then!
