End of the School Year

We are winding down the last week of school here at the Global Ednovation kindergarten. Graduation will be this Sunday morning, and we have been practicing for it for the last week and a half. Different classes and groups of kids sing and dance. I just sit on the floor and try to keep the kids who aren't on stage from running around and completely tackling each other. Some of the girls really enjoy climbing over me or sitting in my lap. One girl, Calista, gets especially excited about me. She says I look like Barbie. Ive learned to brush my hair well before going to school, she likes to twirl it around, pet it, or tie it into a nest of knots. If I sit with my knees up, she will crawl under them like a tunnel, or climb on top and slide down my shins. It doesn't really matter, though, how I am sitting. She will push and pull on my legs to position them how she wants- to sit in my lap or crawl under my knees. Apparently my arm hairs are also incredibly fascinating. She likes to pet my arms and pull on the hairs. Oww. Last week I also went through English testing with the kids. Each student took between 10 and 40 minutes to complete the whole thing. I would first ask them simple questions: what is your name, where do you live, what is your favorite color. They then had to identify which word on a list said mother, and which said father. I went through about 30 flashcards with them. Knife proved to be the challenger, very few kids knew it. They then had to read a list of days, shapes, and nature. The final, and most challenging task, was to write down the letters and numbers I said. We often ended up with Indonesian letters, backwards letters and numbers, or completely random numbers. Oh, and remember how I found a fish in the sink while brushing my teeth one night? Well a few days ago, there were about 25 in the tank with the big fish. This morning...there were three. So yes, these 3 inch long fish are mere appetizers. Yesterday afternoon, Ocha and I went to a hair salon for a hair spa. I've never even done this in the states, but they put a bunch of cream on my hair and then gave a wonderful head and shoulder massage. After the steamer, they dried my hair and straightened it. It felt great. We went to the mall to buy something for Ocha's friend's birthday. We stopped at a photography place and took some pictures too. I never really know what we are doing until it actually happens. I either don't understand Ocha's translation, or I can't decipher the accent. Keeps things surprising though!