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Not gonna lie...this has been a rough couple of days. One of the older girls had to leave because they said that her grades weren't good enough. I know there are plenty of things that I don't understand about this culture and this place, but it seems like a bad idea to give a child back to the people who gave her up 14 years ago. They give a lot of lip service to forgiving the kids when they mess up, but this does not seem to be happening in this case.

Working at the school has also been a challenge. I love doing it, but the kids have figured out that we aren't going to go crazy yelling at them or threaten them with a stick, which is a good thing. But it also means that they don't listen like they would for a regular teacher. I can tell that they are opening up to me more though, and that is a very good feeling.

Kerri and I are going to a small town called Mahilibupurum for the weekend, so that should be a nice break.