28 Feb: Big Win

This morning my TOD duties began with word that one of the students had flogged another, and that student was to be called forth at assembly by yours truly to receive punishment. Fearing the young man might receive a flogging of his own, I refused, but was then assured that this was not the case. I called him forward and the dean of discipline (formerly a WWF Superstar, or at least should have been with a title like that) also decided to call forth the flogged child. "This boy has beaten this boy" he announced. As if things werent humiliating enough already. The school needs a little work on its punishments.

We took a stroll that afternoon with Lagoos and Mr. Kilinga to see the village dam and the Ruaha River which runs though the area. We also saw the local lumber yard near here. The dam was a little odd, Im still not sure if it served any purpose. The stagnant pond it created did little but disrupt land that could have been used for farming, and Im not so sure the plan to stockpile it with fish is a winner, given the quality of the water.

That evening was dedicated to sports and games, and I played a round of games including volleyball, netball, and I beat a kid of probably twelve years in a one on one soccer game. I was pumped.

Insets: The dam, Lagoos standing on the dam by the pond, the lumber industry, and the Ruaha River (which will be revisited when we go on safari soon)

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