Taylor
As I was walking through the commons on my way home from work today, Julian and I ran into a 1.2-meter snake that we are pretty sure was a black mamba. Other than that we are settling in. We got through our first week of internships without any major issues, other than a crazy bus driver supposedly. The mindset at the Thandokhulu High School is vastly different than you would find in the United States. First of all, they have little concern for a time schedule. The schedule they gave us just listed the classes in order, when I asked them for a time schedule they gave me a strange look and went looking for one. The bell that signals changing classes is accurate to the time schedule, but no one even notices when the bell goes off. Not even the lunch bell, in the U.S. everyone was packed up 5 minutes before the bell went off and was out the door while the bell was still ringing to get lunch. Here the kids stay seated and continue asking questions, even at the end of the day. It is a refreshing feeling as well to have students show a genuine interest in the subject matter, not that I have any experience teaching in a school in the states, but I certainly remember high school.
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