Floss, Floss, Floss!

So before I begin talking about today, I think I need to put an addendum to yesterday. Silly me forgot to write about one of the most hilarious things that I've heard since being here! Remember that class that hated Shawney and I and gave us a thumbs down to show how much they disliked us? Well, apparently they hate us even more than I thought! Courtney, the volunteer that has been teaching in this class, told them that she wasn't coming back because she was going back to America. The smart allics then asked, "Meghan? Shawney?" Courtney said that yes, we were going back to America, too. Apparently, they then stood up and cheered because we were leaving. Ahh, they joy of a child...!

So besides being hated by this class, a few other things have happened here. I guess I should mention that I started my morning off by falling down a flight of stairs (bet you didn't think I was going to say that!). Our outdoor steps were slippery because it had been raining. Well, I slipped... and fell down the stairs and have some pretty great bruises from it. The good news is that I got up laughing. 555!

After that incident, we did a personal hygiene assembly at one of the schools. Shawney and I were in charge of the "flossing" station which turned out to be a lot of fun (side note: Before we started, we asked how many students had flossed their teeth before. The answer? ZERO!). We put paint on a rubber glove, and then "brushed" it off with a toothbrush. Once it was clean, we used yarn to floss in between the fingers of the glove. The kids faces were great as they saw how much paint was on the yarn. The best was when they gave audible, "Ewwws!" or started putting their nails in between their teeth to feel for their own plaque. So gross, but so cool! Then, we taught them how to floss. Since I'm basically a dental hygenist now, I should probably floss tonight, I guess...

We then taught the teachers this afternoon for the last time. Because we wanted to end on a fun note, I introduced them to the activities, songs, and games that we've been working so hard on. Some other volunteers recorded the songs that we included in our document, and we played them the CD, also. They loved it! (Ahh, all that hard work paid off!) Then, we played some "popular" songs while they had to write down any English words that they could hear. Afterwards, we would put the lyrics up on the screen and I would be the karaoke version of Vanna White. Then, all of the teachers would sing along to The Beatles or Sara Bareilles! It was HILARIOUS. Really, this is just way too difficult to understand and, in my opinon, it really doesn't capture how hysterical it was. Video coming soon!

Guess what? I also got a framed certificate from this school for teaching there twice. That puts me at five so far this summer. I may have the most in the house... I'm just saying!

Now, go floss!