My daily routine.

I was asked to write about my daily routine for the GAP/Lattitude website. Having it all down on paper rather amused me and Celia, so I thought you might like to see it too!:

Wake up with alarm at 6:30
Ignore said alarm for at least 10 minutes
Drag self out of bed and throw some clothes on
Traipse across to other building in socks and flipflops for Devotion. Devotion lasts from 7 until 7:45ish, and consists of songs, prayers, and a lesson from the Bible given by one of the staff.
Talk to selection of children until bell rings at 8ish
Breakfast of porridge (usually) and cup of tea. Occasionally feel brave enough to go for rice and dal
Up to room at 8:30ish (or before, we eat breakfast on our own as staff have meeting and prayers) to plan lessons for the day/write diary/relax/go back to sleep if necessary!
First class 10:30 – 11:10
Elevenses in room – cup of lemon tea and coconut biscuit from local bakery – heaven
Second class 11:50 – 12:30
12:30 lunchtime. Lunch is a light meal here, and as such is often very strange. Can range from rice, dal and potatoes to biscuits and cup of tea.
Third class 1:00 – 1:40
Back to room – get stuff organized for last class if necessary
Fourth and final class of day 2:20 – 3:00
3 o’clock is the end of school. Relax in room for half hour or so.
3:30ish – if weather is nice, sit on wall of rose garden to watch game of baseball. If cold and wet, hide in room a bit longer.
At 4pm, we are brought a cup of tea by one or more eager children
Playing/watching games until 5:30
Dinner is at 5:30, signaled by yet another bell ringing. Am almost immune to sound of bells now and forget that they signal I’m supposed to do something. Dinner is best meal of day – lots of variety. Usually rice, dal of some sort, cabbage or spinach, potatoes and chapatti. Personally not a huge fan of chapatti, but Celia addicted!
More playing/watching sport after dinner until 6:30
6:30 means a bell rings for everyone to go inside. Usually put immersion rod in bucket for hot water to shower later
6:30 – 7:30 or earlier, depending on mood. Play/chat with small girls in their dorm. Good fun. Very silly usually.
7:30 – shower, write diary, possible cup of tea, if cold boil kettle for hot water bottle!
Somewhere between 8 & 9 is bedtime!