Monday update 1 - from Sammie & Taylor for their classrooms

For Mrs. Howie's class from Sammie -
If you imagined Rwanda, it wouldn't seam like you imagined it, because there are buildings and hotels.
Every morning we go to the breakfast place and their drinks are very good. I have to take Malaria pills every day and the juice drink here helps me, the water in England did not because you could taste the pill.
The children in Africa are very nice and they are not afraid of us. But I'm a little afraid about speaking to them.
When I look out of my window by my bed I can see all the mud huts. They look like houses that are almost underground. People lay their laundry out on clips to dry. We see kids playing out there sometimes. And I got a souvenir giraffe named "giraffee."
The people on our team here are Caroline (and she is 19), Jade (and she is 19), Ollyvia (9 years old), Ellysa (11 yrs), Allyson (13 yrs), Madeleine (12 yrs), Baer (10 years), Taylor (10 yrs), Amanda & John, Laura & Skip, and Mom & Dad.
* And only tell Abby that I miss Abby very much. (But please don't tell the whole class.)
Sammie

For Mrs. Cunningham's class from Taylor - Africa is prettier than you would think and everyone is so happy. All the people in the church are always smiling and giving us hugs. Our hotel is nicer than I thought it would be because it is like a mini apartment. There are many nice people in our group including 4 other girls. It has rained every day but it stops with ease. I am missing school but having fun here. There is a lot of pretty and unique artwork including the cute earrings I got.
It is sad to think, when I look out my hotel window, that there are other people living in huts when we can afford to live in a nice place. The huts are made of mud and extra pieces of metal and it's amazing that the people always have a smile on their face. I feel proud that I get to do this and I cannot wait to see you again. See ya! Taylor