Day 46
I had a few lessons on Sunday, followed by orchestra. Orchestra is going pretty well, the kids seem to be improving on Pirates, but they aren’t progressing through it as fast I would like. They can play it from beginning to end, and I think that’s the mentality that they have. They have to understand that playing it from beginning to end is not even close to finishing the piece. Luckily we have our month off coming up, and I’ll have time to grab another piece so that don’t get sick of Pirates.
I had to kick a girl out of the orchestra rehearsal because she threw my rosin across the room. Rosin is rare in schools, even in public schools in New York, but in Kenya, it’s 10x more rare. Already, one of the girls stole my rosin, and now claims someone stole it from her. I wish some of these students would starting acting like 18 year olds and not like 15 year olds. They need to learn how to face the consequences based on what decisions they make.
As far as the girl tossing my rosin across the room with a smile on her face, she just needs to learn to take better care of the instruments and accessories, and especially my personal belongings. She’s a great student, very bright, and hardworking, but she needs to learn to respect our instruments.
In the evening, Zach, Alfred, Amon, and myself went to our favorite place, Banana, and had a going away dinner for Zach. We had our usual roast chicken and chips (french fries), and had a nice dinner. It’s pretty crazy that almost two months have gone by, and that Zach is leaving on Tuesday, but time flies here in Kenya.
