Hi!
Things have been picking up here! Yesterday was our first day of teaching and it was definitely the best day yet! Our first unit is physical health, so we're covering topics like nutrition, body image, and diabetes. For nutrition, the kids loved make-your-own trail mix, so we hope they'll choose that as an alternative to the chips and pop that are so common here. I even taught a dance class for the fitness lesson! They especially love hip hop, so starting tomorrow, I'll be leading a drop-in class every Friday after school. Louisa, the community wellness worker, came and helped us teach a few of the lessons. She was so helpful in translating some words into Inuktitut, so we really felt like we got our message across. She'll be back to help us throughout the week!
We've also got a little more involved with extra-curriculars. Monday night we tried out the Salluit Walking Club, which gives a good workout to women of the village. Tonight, we'll be leading the stretches at the end of the night. Tuesday was Girl's Night, so we helped Kate make fondue with ten girls. We had a lot of fun trying cheese, vegetable, meat, and even chocolate fondue! For most of the girls, this was the first time they'd tried something like that, and it was a big hit (especially the chocolate!). Wednesday morning, we helped out at the Breakfast Club, where students can come eat cereal, toast, fruit and yogurt before the school day starts. It was nice to see their smiling faces. We even got to meet some of the primary kids for the first time - so cute!
Besides that, we've been playing soccer and badminton with some of the teachers, and trying to keep up with the Habs mania here - EVERYONE is a Montreal Canadians fan! There are always things to keep us busy and we're having such a great time.
We've also got a little more involved with extra-curriculars. Monday night we tried out the Salluit Walking Club, which gives a good workout to women of the village. Tonight, we'll be leading the stretches at the end of the night. Tuesday was Girl's Night, so we helped Kate make fondue with ten girls. We had a lot of fun trying cheese, vegetable, meat, and even chocolate fondue! For most of the girls, this was the first time they'd tried something like that, and it was a big hit (especially the chocolate!). Wednesday morning, we helped out at the Breakfast Club, where students can come eat cereal, toast, fruit and yogurt before the school day starts. It was nice to see their smiling faces. We even got to meet some of the primary kids for the first time - so cute!
Besides that, we've been playing soccer and badminton with some of the teachers, and trying to keep up with the Habs mania here - EVERYONE is a Montreal Canadians fan! There are always things to keep us busy and we're having such a great time.
This morning, Nikki got up early to walk all the way to the top of the hill before school started. We wanted to take a picture of the village in the morning light to post here, but wouldn't you know, as soon as she got to the top, the camera died. We managed to find a picture on the Internet though. Monique's house (also pictured) is just cut out of the shot, but it should be on the far left. The long blue building is Ikusik Secondary, where we spend most of our time. We also posted a picture of the two of us from this weekend, when we went for a hike. Check them out! It took us 45 minutes to upload everything, so you better appreciate them!
Love from the North,
H&N.
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