Sunday, April 1, 2018

What a typical week is like

Last year I shared what a typical day/week is like. Now that we have been here for over a year I thought it would be fun and enlightening to do it again.

Monday :
Up at 5:30am to read scriptures. 6:00 dress in shorts and t-shirt to play tennis. First go out with my toddy knife and bottles and cut my toddy (aka Karevei) and bring back my toddy for the morning. Put the toddy in a bottle and into the refrigerator. 6:15 Grab my tennis racket and head back out for a round of tennis. Play tennis till 7:15. Take a shower, dress and go to the staff meeting at 7:45. 8:30 make my rounds to my assigned home rooms to insure the students and teachers are reading, (DEAR Program). 9:00 go back to the house and have some breakfast. 9:30 stop by the Service Center and check on equipment and supply orders. Talk with Vanessa about financial needs such as petty cash reimbursements, missionary housing needs, or any other Mission needs. Answer several calls from missionaries about housing or bicycle issues they are having. 10:30 go back to the school and visit TVET classes to do observations. Teach at 10:00 Form 4 MOS class. After class return home to eat lunch and answer more calls from missionaries. Visit classes until 3:30 school out. Susan goes to the computer lab to let the young missionaries email home and the Mission President. Go to the house and grab any tools needed to go do repairs for mission housing. Return by 5:30 pm to cut my toddy and then go to Family Home Evening at one of the Senior Missionary couples home. Get back home by 7:30. Eat dinner. Read until 9:30. Bed by 10:00.

Tuesday:
Up at 5:30 am to read scriptures. 6:00 dress in shorts and t-shirt to play tennis. First go out  and cut my toddy, bring it back and put it in the refrigerator. 6:15 Grab my tennis racket and head back out for a round of tennis. Play tennis till 7:30. Take a shower, dress and go to the TVET devotional meeting at 8:00. 8:30 make my rounds to my assigned home rooms to insure the students and teachers are reading, (DEAR Program). 9:00 go back to the house and have some breakfast. Either visit TVET classes or go to the Service Center to check on pending orders for TVET program. Teach at 11:00 Form 4 MOS class. After class return home to eat lunch and answer any calls from missionaries.  Visit TVET classes until 3:30 school out. Go home for dinner. Often times we get calls from missionaries that need help with their house or bicycles. At 6:oo pm Go to the Music room and administer the SLEP test to any who show up. Finished at 9:00 pm.

Wednesday:
Up at 5:30 am to read scriptures. 6:00 dress in shorts and t-shirt to play tennis. Go out and cut my toddy, bring it back and put it in the refrigerator. 6:15 Grab my tennis racket and head back out for a round of tennis. Play tennis till 8:00. Take a shower, dress and go to the weekly student assembly at 9:00. After the assembly review TVET program files such as inventory or CITVS student files, or meet with Service Center on material orders sent and received. Lunch at 12:30. Teach at 1:30 the Form 4 MOS class. After class go to TVET review meeting with the VP. After the meeting go do any errands that need to be done, missionary apartments that need to be repaired, bicycles that need repaired, etc.

Thursday:
Up at 5:30 am to read scriptures. 6:00 dress in shorts and t-shirt to play tennis. Go out and cut my toddy, bring it back and put it in the refrigerator. 6:15 Grab my tennis racket and head back out for a round of tennis. Play tennis till 7:30. Take a shower, dress and go to the TVET devotional meeting at 8:00. 8:30 make my rounds to my assigned home rooms to insure the students and teachers are reading, (DEAR Program). 9:00 go back to the house and have some breakfast. Attend TVET and MOS classes till lunch. After lunch work with the TVET HOD on TVET material orders. Teach at 2:30 the Form 4 MOS class. 3:30 Attend ITEP inservice training class. 5:00 go home and eat dinner. From 7:00 to 9:00 pm teach the Form 7 MOS class.

Friday:
Up at 5:30 am to read scriptures. 6:00 dress in shorts and t-shirt to play tennis. Go out and cut my toddy, bring it back and put it in the refrigerator. 6:15 Grab my tennis racket and head back out for a round of tennis. Play tennis till 7:30. Take a shower, dress and go to the TVET devotional meeting at 8:00. 8:30 make my rounds to my assigned home rooms to insure the students and teachers are reading, (DEAR Program). 9:00 go back to the house and have some breakfast. Attend to any Missionary housing issues till lunch. After lunch work with the Service Center on TVET material orders. Work with the FM on any issues they may have need for help on. Meet with the other Senior Couples for dinner at 6:00. After dinner come home and watch a movie or read a book.

Saturday: Preparation Day (not)
This would normally be a day off to relax. But this mission is a busy one with few resources.
Up at 5:30 am to read scriptures. 6:00 dress in shorts and t-shirt to play tennis. Go out and cut my toddy, bring it back and put it in the refrigerator. 6:15 Grab my tennis racket and head back out for a round of tennis. Play tennis till 8:00. Take a shower. Go out and work on missionary housing issues and bicycle repairs. While out and about do a little shopping if needed. Get home by 5:00. Do Laundry and fix dinner. Prepare Sunday lessons. Read a little before bed.

Sunday:
Up at 6:30 am to read scriptures. 7:30 shower and fix breakfast. Review Sunday lessons. Sacrament meeting starts at 10:00 am. Church meetings finish at 1:00. Go home and make 2 loaves of bread while eating lunch. Go visiting around 4:00 till 6:00, Home Teaching or Visiting Teaching now called Ministering. 6:30 eat dinner. Review the events for the upcoming week. Relax and read till 9:30.

As you can see plenty of work to do along with any additional meetings called, or other requests made of our time. It is great to be actively engaged in the work. The days go by fast. I  included some random pictures to brighten up this dull blog.

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