Saturday, July 12, 2008
A much needed day off
I am KNACKERED! Or at least, I was, until I slept in until lunchtime today. The second session left yesterday, and it was so tiring. The last day was the worst - I think the exhaustion really hit me then. I woke up this morning at about 9, and then fell asleep again until 12:30. I wanted to get some laundry done today, but we have groups of kids still on the premises, so they keep going into the shower area, meaning I can't be in there. But it's not too bad really.
Drama kids were fine. Some were a little pretentious, others were so negative about anything anyone said, but on the whole, aside from not liking to cooperate, they were fine. But getting up at 5:50 every morning, and staying up until 10 or 11 or something like that, took a lot out of me. The unit leader lied, which annoyed me. She said we would take it in turns to get up early, while the other could sleep in til seven. She did it the first day like that, only to tell us the next day that we all had to get up. That's sneaky, and underhand, and I didn't like it. So I'm pleased I'm not working with her again next week. I did like the drama programme though. I might ask if I can do it again the next time it's on, which is session 5.
Next week I'm working with the hiking kids - fun. Apparently they go on a big hike, which I'm not looking forward to, so I'll see how I feel on the day over whether I want to do it or not, as if I get the sores on my legs again, I'll talk to someone about it. The kids stay for 5 days - Sunday til Friday. Then we get Friday evening (as soon as everythings clean) and Saturday off, so that'll be good.
Session 3 (Next week) shouldn't be too bad, but session 4 is going to kill me. It's 11 days long. 11 days with kids there. Kill me now, lol.
Can't believe I'm nearly halfway through. Next Friday I'll have been here a month, and have another month to go. Please no-one ask me if I'm enjoying it, or if I think I'll come back next year, because I'll just repeat that I have good days and bad days, so I won't know until it's over whether I had more good days than bad days, lol.
Mum: Didn't get the camera today, but I'll let you know when I do.
Sam: Still text me! On either phone! (I think I put my US number in my last post, I'll check). My Nokia's screen is cracked, but I can still read texts, and take pictures with it.
Dad: Ariel isn't her real name. To be honest, I don't know most people's real names. Her's is Funmayo or something like that. Think she calls herself Layo, though.
Love, Jenna x 12:58 PM
