the boys were scheduled to give their presentations on the topic of geography this week at CC...preferably, a country they had studied. we have done some discussion of africa in our classes, so that, combined with the fact that our poppy has been there several times as of late, made it the obvious choice!
poppy graciously spent some time with us one evening this week sharing interesting and sobering facts about his visit to kenya. we learned about the houses, clothes, kitchens, and resources that the people of the villages utilize. a "nice" house is no larger than your dining room and made of concrete. river water is carried to the kitchen for cooking and used for washing the one set of clothes most people own. typically only one child in the family has shoes. there is no electricity, making it difficult for much to be done after the sun sets.
this time gave the boys (and myself) much perspective on how little these people have compared to how much we have. a true lesson in thankfulness, gratitude and hopefully generosity! james' class plans to each bring some money next week to contribute towards the solar lamps that poppy will be taking over in a few weeks.
here are a few pics of the presentations:
