Most of the kids are great - enthusiastic, overly talkative, and try hard, as well as using us as monkey bars, or seats, whenever possible. They are continually confused by the game 'Black Magic', unable to work out the trick, and spend the whole time playing 'Splat!', thus improving their reaction skills remarkably. Apart from the early morning wake up calls we deliver - which seem unnecessary considering they're already awake - the course is moving along smoothly, even if keeping up with the crazy antics and their inability to serve food as a group is a tad tiring.
However, I must say, out of the three girls in the group, two of them are really letting the side down. Maybe I'm biased because their slouching posture really bugs me, but I doubt it, considering both course assistants and instructors have mentioned their failure to join in - at one point wasting time during the 'ball walk' game because it was 'too embarrassing', forcing the others to take their place - or the fact that they constantly chat in Chinese while David is talking, or even that they seem to believe the washing will magically do itself.
Whatever. They've improved, however minutely, so I shall just give a nod in thanks. They actually did the wall climbing, despite initial refusal, and really the most dramatic thing was a girl (not them) bursting into tears while I was belaying her. No, I did not scare the crap out of her, no matter how sadistic I can be with a wake up call siren - she was scared of heights, so you have to admire the fact that she went up at all.
Moving on, belaying really works up an appetite, so I shall now disappear off to dinner. Ciao!
Emily
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