Saturday, September 02, 2006
Sunday 27 August
Following on from my comments on village life...
The local school was at the end of the lane we lived off. It consists of three brick buildings forming a u-shaped quadrangle facing the main street. All the kids wear uniforms and can't go unless they've got one. All the kids seem pretty keen to be at school.
They attend 6 days a week from 7am til 12.30pm and then go home for lunch and to help their families and do their homework. When we walked into the village to look around the kids were dead keen to talk to use practising their 'hello' 'goodmorning' where are you from'. They loved beiung in pictures and seeing themselves on the preview screen. They had lots of laughs at themselves.
Most of the kids unfortunately had bad tooth decay even in their little teeth. Sugar is amajor ingredient in their foods. As is oil cooked foods. But they have such small portions they are not overwieght.
One morning all the kids were out helping their teacher sweep the road and weed in front of the school. Also, when I walked by at morning break their was a vendor selling egg whipped and fried on to sticks. He also sold coconut milk drinks - coconut flavoured pink milk in plastic bags insead of tetra paks. - that's take away...
Following on from my comments on village life...
The local school was at the end of the lane we lived off. It consists of three brick buildings forming a u-shaped quadrangle facing the main street. All the kids wear uniforms and can't go unless they've got one. All the kids seem pretty keen to be at school.
They attend 6 days a week from 7am til 12.30pm and then go home for lunch and to help their families and do their homework. When we walked into the village to look around the kids were dead keen to talk to use practising their 'hello' 'goodmorning' where are you from'. They loved beiung in pictures and seeing themselves on the preview screen. They had lots of laughs at themselves.
Most of the kids unfortunately had bad tooth decay even in their little teeth. Sugar is amajor ingredient in their foods. As is oil cooked foods. But they have such small portions they are not overwieght.
One morning all the kids were out helping their teacher sweep the road and weed in front of the school. Also, when I walked by at morning break their was a vendor selling egg whipped and fried on to sticks. He also sold coconut milk drinks - coconut flavoured pink milk in plastic bags insead of tetra paks. - that's take away...
# posted by The Essence of Good Taste @ 11:09 AM 
