When I came into my room this afternoon I noticed a swarm of mosquitoes around my bed. As such I enlisted the aid of Jade to help assemble a mosquito net, although it is ‘Filipino size’ I think it will get the job done. Hopefully it won't make things any hotter.
Tonight while I was sitting outside playing guitar and looking up at the sky, I noticed a shooting star blaze across. It was the first one I’ve ever seen, and quite honestly I could not believe it. I tried to hurry and make a wish before I lost my chance, so hopefully that works out.
Orientation was today, basically just getting all the students acquainted with how things work. I stopped by a few of the classes and listened in. At the higher levels the teachers speak almost entirely in English whereas in the lower grades it’s mainly Visayan. Interestingly enough the curriculum includes classes in Filipino, meaning to a certain extent that these kids are going to be trilingual. I also checked out one of the deaf classes, fascinating to watch these children communicate with one another. I had no idea sign language could be so complex and involved. Emotion is a key component to effective sign language communication and I was surprised at how the deaf kids were using emotions so effectively. I’m slowly picking up on a few signs, I’ll be sure to keep this up and maybe by the end of my time here I’ll be able to carry on a basic conversation.
I’ve noticed that Filipinos love music, and most of all love singing. I’m surprised at how many American songs they are familiar with, and MTV is huge over here. Karaoke is a national phenomenon, on the same level as basketball here.
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