Day 8, Sunday – Vientiane

Our trip has officially completed its first week and moved to its second as of today. It’s an exciting milestone because this second week is really when we start doing the things we’ve talked about within the school. Accordingly so, today has mainly been spent doing preparation work for our lessons that we’re going to teach tomorrow. We have a powerpoint that we plan to show to address American culture and to let the children know what their friends in Portville have been interested in telling them and finding out about them. We also have some activities planned and we really hope that they make the lessons easier to understand and enjoyable. A main concern of ours though is trying to predict the amount of time each concept we’re working on will take to teach. It’s difficult to gauge because we’re not sure how the children’s comprehension will be. This really is a learning experience for us just as much as it is for our students, if not more. Wish us luck!