Teaching to Type??

Today has been one of my most relaxed here. Manasseh slept in a little this morning, so the morning wasn't rushed in any way (oh, and did I mention I somehow woke up at 4? and 5?.. I got up about 5:45). Driving was slow because its raining this morning, and probably also due to the rain, we haven't seen a single client yet today. its 1 pm. we haven't done too much of anything, a little bit of paperwork.

Anyhow, the entire point of having all this free time today (which I obviously haven't been using on emails (for any who are disappointed not to have anything in their inbox) because I've been teaching Emmanuel the computer!!!!

This is an interesting experience, you just don't realize what you know, what needs to be taught. I opened up the computer, and showed Emmanuel how to go to the start button to find your program. (We chose Word). Then I showed him how to click the keys to make the computer write for you. I explained that to capitalize a letter, you have to hold down the shift button, and click the letter at the same time. Explained why you would use a question mark. That images on the top of the keys (like on the numbers) mean you have to push shift to use them. I taught him the backspace button, space button, and how to highlight words so that you can change the font, or underline the words. Now he's spent awhile practicing writing short sentences I write. Trying to write sentences with numbers, periods, question marks, and underlined sections. Anyhow, it is day one of an interesting adventure.

Haha. I just taught Emmanuel how to play minesweeper, and solitaire. Solitaire is very difficult to teach!! It seems so simple, but when its a task to move card A to card B, aside from trying to figure out how and when suits are important, vs when colors are important, and that you play in reverse order on the Aces and in descending order off of the cards below.. who would have thought this is such a complex game?

Yesterday was a new experience. We started off by going to the courts to file some cases against those who haven't paid their loans. (They defaulted 2 years ago..). The person we needed wasn't there, so Josh decided to get out of the car and kinda just chill outside. There was a man selling medicine at a small table, and Josh being himself, went and struck up a conversation with them. Eventually I joined them, and we actually had a good experience with it. He sells medicine there made by a friend of his. It sounds like its pretty effective, and compared to any american medicine.. is very cheap. Anyhow, after talking for a good half hour, we found out he needs a loan to finish his store. He was working just at a table, but he actually has a little 'container' for a shop, he just needs money to put in some shelves, etc. (A shop, or container is probably.. 7 x 7 feet or so.) After we did our work at the court, we went down to an area with a Methodist church in it that we're going to visit on Sunday. Manasseh said we should just go down and check out the area and talk to people... so we basically went there and tracted around some of Anamoso.. or something like that.

I'll have to write more later.. I'm not in a very good writing mode and the day is getting late!

I'll try adding some pictures instead..