Friday, November 21, 2008

St.Nicholas

After two weeks of office work, today Naima and I finally got to interact with the children.
I thought there was a significant improvement in my interaction with the children today as I'm beginning to understand their body languages (e.g. a girl playfully demanded that I have to sit cross-legged like she was, so she pointed at her legs, then at mine, then at a spot beside her); I've called a few of them by their names and they've responded; I was actually able to have a proper conversation with one of them; and most importantly, I'm adjusting to the way they behave - I feel more comfortable spending time with them now. I also think the children are beginning to recognise me now, as one of them smiled so widely when i said Hello to her.

We were basically playing with the children in the playroom, and I found that the toy that they liked the most was Lego (probably because they liked the feeling of constructing things with their hands), so I thought of the idea of asking people in Uplands whether they have any old Lego they would like to give away, so that the children in St. Nicholas would have more to play with.

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