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1、abushschool-theclassroomsaremadeofbambooandtheroofsofgrass.Ittakesmeonlyafewminutestowalktoschooldownamuddytrack.WhenIreachtheschoolgroundstherearelotsof“goodmornings”formefromtheboys.Manyofthemhavewalkedalongway,sometimesuptotwohours,togettoschool. There’sn
2、oelectricityorwaterandevennotextbookseither!I’mstilltryingtoadapttotheseconditions.However,onethingisforsure,I’vebecomemoreimaginativeinmyteaching.Scienceismymostchallengingsubjectasmystudentshavenoconceptofdoingexperiments.Infactthereisnoequipment,andifInee
3、dwaterIhavetocarryitfrommyhouseinabucket!TheotherdayIwasshowingtheboystheweeklychemistryexperimentwhen,beforeIknewit,themixturewasbubblingovereverywhere!Theboyswhohadnevercomeacrossanythinglikethisbeforestartedjumpingoutofthewindows.SometimesIwonderhowreleva
4、ntchemistryistothesestudents,mostofwhomwillbegoingbacktotheirvillagesafterYear8anyway.Tobehonest,IdoubtwhetherI’mmakinganydifferencetotheseboys’livesatall. YouaskedwhetherI’mgettingtoknowanylocalpeople.Well,that’sactuallyquitedifficultasIdon’tspeakmuchofthel
5、ocalEnglishdialectyet.Butlastweekendanotherteacher,Jenny,andIdidvisitavillagewhichisthehomeofoneoftheboys,Tombe.Itwasmyfirstvisittoaremotevillage.Wewalkedfortwoandahalfhourstogetthere-firstupamountaintoaridgefromwherewehadfantasticviewsandthendownasteeppatht
6、othevalleybelow.Whenwearrivedatthevillage,Tombe’smother,Kiak,whohadbeenpullingweedsinhergarden,startedcrying”ieeeieee”.Weshookhandswithallthevillagers.EveryoneseemedtobearelativeofTombe’s. Tombe’sfather,Mukap,ledustohishouse,alowbamboobutwithgrassstickingout
7、oftheroof-thisshowsitisaman’shouse.Thehutswereround,notrectangularliketheschoolbuildings. Therewerenowindowsandthedoorwaywasjustbigenoughtogetthrough.Thehutwasdarkinsidesoittooktimeforoureyestoadjust.Freshgrasshadbeenlaidonthefloorandtherewasanewlymadeplatfo
8、rmforJennyandmetosleepon.UsuallyKiakwouldsleepinherownhut,butthatnightshewasgoingtosharetheplatformwithus.MukapandTombeweretosleeponsmallbedsinanotherpartofthehut,.Therewasafireplaceinthecentreo