I went to a primary school next to my house yesterday to take a knitting class. The Primary 4 girls were excited to teach me and i was really excited to learn. (Mom, our knitting class at JoAnne's didn't stick~) They showed me how to make "windows" and i had a happy time listening to the conversation as they knitted. Lots of the students at this school are from Sudan, so the chatter was in Arabic, Luganda, English and their Sudanese local language.
There weren't enough knitting needles for all the girls to knit, so they were using bicycle spokes, the inside of their bic pens, toothpicks, small sticks and hard pieces of grass. And they were knitting such beautiful things.
When they first showed me their knitting tools i wanted to laugh an unbelievable-but-of-course laugh. Instead i said that they were doing amazing work and i couldn't wait til next term so they could keep teaching me.
These P4 girls just learned how to knit this term; it was taught by one of the teachers and a boy from Northern Sudan. They are advancing very quickly and are now teaching most of the other students there. So even the 5 year-old in P1 was happily knitting away using her two small twigs.
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buenos dias!
ReplyDeletemy first thoughts after reading your blog,
"where there is a will, there is a way."
don't know who said that.
"Wish i was there."
i said that.
:O ~aahh, mr dylan~
i know you can not take a camera everywhere,
but what a priceless picture!
~social working
in the midst of creativity~
on the plane tuesday there was a lady knitting.
as i watched her it did not take long to see
she was a 'pro'.
-i did not hear the needles clacking
-she did not once take apart her last stitches
-she seemed relaxed, not tensed in frustration
-there was no book/instructions visible
and the biggest clue,
=did not seem to mind if people watched her!
i guess during Christmas break i will have to
pick up those needles again,
and use them
for something other than plant stakes!
the weather in Rochester is great(not snowing),
and we miss your 'celesteness'!
Feliz Dia de Gracias!!!
por todo
que Dios nos he regalado
especialmente nuestra familia!
con mi amor, y con mucho carino, be good ;)
besos y abrazos bboo
Hey Celeste,
ReplyDeleteLoving the blog posts!! Hope all is well. I am continually amazed by all you are doing, not just for the people and children you work with, but also for yourself. I ebvy the experiences you are having but also the strength and courage you have in doing this. Awesome, awesome, awesome! Have an amazing day
Wilson
hi leste, i am in Accounting class pretending I am taking notes, because I wanted to write you. How are you? thanksgiving was really great, we missed you of course. Dont Worry, Be Happy! I know you are, and dont worry I am. i love you
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