visitors and moving day

Wednesday we had visitors from Winnipeg, Garry gave them a quick tour, one had been here the year before the school began, and was interested in how the program was making out since John Wiens passed away..

On Thursday we had visitors from the Zaporozhye regional agriculture department, they were very interested in what we are doing here, met the first year students who were in class, and a couple of the second year students who were working. The students had to introduce themselves and say where they were from and what they wanted to do when they finished school. At least half our students previously studied plastering, by the way.

They also visited the new group home and the new barn with Garry and Victor, and offered to find us some farms to tour with the students.

While they were gone, I gave the students an English test (they did well)  and Maria did her writing and reading class.

Garry has been going over cattle judging this week. He was impressed with how well they learned the parts of a cow. Some of them, like hip,  are really long in Russian.





Saturday was the day we have been waiting for, moving day, we have been waiting for more than a year, but the electricity is finally flowing. The students will be going to class at the new farm next week.

 Yes,  the lights are on, the guys even got the internet working, they moved the antennae this morning. A few more small things to do and it will be so much nicer for teaching than the summer kitchen.

bigger table

We still need to hang the clock and flags, but classes will be here on Monday, before the planned afternoon outing to enjoy the summery weather for the end of September.