As our trip begins to end, and we start to say our good-byes, we are still having a great time! On Sunday, we all played in a tournament against the TKL team going to South Africa. We had to modify the rules however. The Americans could shoot from wherever they wanted, but the TKL team had to score from a 20' x 10' rectangle in front of the goal, after everyone on their team had touched the ball! We managed to tie one game 1-1 and win the other 1-0. We were pretty proud of ourselves, despite our lack of abilities. We even got to play with a World Cup soccer ball.
Following the tournament, we had another BBQ at the Dudley's. The team was there as well, and we all had a great time. We met some guys from Belgium who work for Sony, and we taught them how to play "scum." We left the Dudley's exhausted and sad, because we had to start saying good-bye to some wonderful people who we won't see again before we return to the US.
I don't remember much of yesterday, because I spent most of it in bed. In the morning, we went to local schools and observed some classes. The schools here are pretty rugged to say the least. They're over packed, some classrooms with over 100 children at one time. The school I went to was a vocational school. That means they taught classes outside of the normal ones like wood-working, working on cars, horticulture, etc. This is so the children who do not attend college still have a way of making their living.
After lunch yesterday, I went straight to bed. I had a cough for a couple days, but it turned into a sinus infection. I was so out of it, I don't remember conversations I had with people. I had to ask them later last night what we talked about. I'm feeling better today though. All of us have now gotten sick in one way or another. I'm just glad mine hit at the end of the trip!
Signing out...
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