Beautiful evening walk

After our evening meal we went walking in the fields near the Smile Centre it was very beautiful with a warm breeze. Jake and Sam picked flowers to take back to the centr. It has been hot and sunny here today (28c) but there is still snow on the mountains!!

25/5 8pm Eddie

Mother Theresa

Statue of Mother Theresa (Who was Albanian) in the main square in Gjakove

25/5 4pm Eddie

Language School

After lunch we returned to Rahovec to run a 2 hour language class for some boys. They were at different levels so we worked individually with them using ‘American English’ workbooks’.

25/5 5pm Eddie

Visit to Lirija School in Fortesa

Visit to Lirija School in Fortesa
Today we went to Lirija School and it was really cool! When we got there all the kids were really excited and loud! They were very friendly and wanted to greet us all. We went into the Director’s room (Headteacher) and Jake and Sam presented him with the letters and pictures from Orchard Schools. We then went to visit an 8th Grade class. They were about 12/13 and they wanted to know lots! There was one girl called Rina who kept asking loads of questions about us and she was very good at English! At the end we had loads of photos taken and they all wanted my email address! And then I had to write my name on the board for them all to add me on Facebook. I really enjoyed the school and they were all very nice.
25/5 2:15pm Martha

Youth meeting

We grabbed some meat pastries and headed into Gjakove for a youth meeting where Martha performed some songs. It was one of the young people’s birthday so we shared a big cake together and the evening finished about 10pm.
24/5 10pm Eddie

Girls Brigade in Rugova

When we went to Girls Brigade we met in 1 room and there was about 20 girls and about 10 extras. We started with singing and praying. My mum then sorted out Tramp’s Tea Party where the girls had to sit down and try and roll a 6 and if they did they had to put on a cap and try and cut the chocolate with a knife and fork. Then they made friendship bracelets, and they were all very good at it! But outside there was a tiny, weeny kitten! It was so cute. At the end I presented the book that my Girls Brigade had given to us and all the girls joined round for a picture. Then the husband of the Captain took all the girls home in his van and one of the girls took the kitten because it didn’t have anywhere to go, and it was really small.
24/5 10pm Martha