World Map Finished

I finally finished the world map I have been working on at the Primary School for the past 10 months or so. Again, this project is the World Map Project created by a former Peace Corps Volunteer. A book has instructions on how to complete it, as well as a grid and then possible lessons or activities you can do with it afterwards. It is a fantastic project. While most maps are color coded according to countries, I decided to do mine geographically, as I always loved looking at the geographical features, of deserts, mountains, jungle areas. Perhaps it would be easier for students to grasp if each country were a different color, or perhaps it will be good as it is, showing the geographical/ecological similarities between different parts of the world. Maybe my replacement volunteer will want to do another one and do it according to countries. Below are some photos. School will pick up again in the next few weeks, as students slowly trickle back in according to how much field work there is. Parents right now are trying to find money for application as well as tuition fees. There is a new technical school that just opened in the neighboring village and some people are excited to send their children there, although the cost just to apply is a bit high.

This photo is for scale, so you can see how big it is.

Here's the group of kids who happened to be congregating around the school while I finished. My favorite is the fat baby.