This week Phil, Emma and I set off to Moreketiara. I was very excited to live with Primitha and her family for the week, to immerse ourselves in the community and that we most certainly did. This was the first week of the holiday programme in which about 25 kids attended each day, ranging in ages from Grade five to Grade nine. We did a variety of activities with them including dancing, singing and games. We played all sorts from dodge ball to stuck in the mud, and the boys were so glad for Phil to play cricket with them. We taught them the cheesiest of dances including the Macarena, the Cha Cha slide, Saturday night, Cotton Eye Joe and many more! They were all great kids who joined in all of the activities with such enthusiasm. The sessions were informal with a slot in the middle of all these exciting activities to teach them English in a more focussed way, so one day we did favourite things, the next we did sport etc.

In the afternoons we taught students at the University in Tangalle who are on a fibreglass course. This was the first week working with them and we all enjoyed it. The students were very welcoming and keen to learn. We taught them a variety of topics focussing on conservational English, grammar and sentence construction as they requested. The lecturer was keen to have more students coming in till the end of the project which was great news.

It was great staying at Primitha’s house as her and all of her family were so welcoming and the food was delicious we had something different every day which we all loved! Their son is so sweet as well I didn’t want to leave he was definitely our source of entertainment for the week when got back each day. My highlight of the week it has got to be said though was when we were coming back from Tangalle I stepped in cow poo before getting on the bus accidently of course, and when on the bus everyone moved away from me, it was one way to get some space on a crowded bus as people covered their noses and backed away from me.