Sorry this is out of order but i didn't get a message from Ryan before I went to bed yesterday and so I read the 9th before the 8th :)

November 8th
So today was pretty much a normal day. I started out not feeling
well but that passed after I got to school and started teaching. I
haven’t had class since last Tuesday so I think that I had let myself
get all anxious about teaching again. It’s crazy with all the guests
here, especially the work team, because now we have all the
normal responsibilities plus having to make sure they have
everything they need so that they can do the work they came to
do. I still haven’t had my SS1 students, today was some sort of
orientation day, but really the students just sat in a classroom
chatting about whatever and whenever a teacher felt like talking
with them they went in and talked to them. I went in and
introduced myself to them, and I told them I have great
expectations, I told them I expect them to attend every day, to
study outside of class and to be ready to work hard and if they
weren’t willing then they should go to commercial instead of
science. I hate to be that way but the kids don’t know enough and
unless they are really dedicated to learning then they are just
doing themselves a disservice by trying to do science. They really
need people in the sciences here but I would rather see them
succeed at commercial than fail at science. Anyway, after classes I
took Rebecca to get a watch as hers had died and then went over
to the place the work team is staying and talked with them till
dinner. Then this evening Dr. Princel(sp?) arrived, he is 88 years
old, he came with his 62 year old son. He was here years ago when
the hospital was founded. No classes tomorrow, they are having
“games” tomorrow and so no classes, I’ve been here month and
still haven’t had a full week of class. But yeah that’s about all for
today; I did a bunch of things but pretty mundane tasks. Thanks to
all who continue to write and share with me about how things are
at home, I was told someone that people aren’t writing me for fear
of making me homesick but I really enjoy hearing about what’s
going on at home, then I don’t feel so much like I’m missing things.

Blessings from Sierra Leone
Ryan Brooks