Susan and I walked to the office in Amasaman this morning, the desire for exercise out-weighing the discomfort of the heat. Shaded by our straw hats it is not an unpleasant 15-20 minutes. We have an appointment with an official of the Ga Rural Bank later in the morning, so when we arrive at the office, we get to work: Susan resumes tutoring Rita in basic arithmetic and I go over the construction of the monthly financial statement with Mike. I am writing on a yellow legal pad and notice that it is a soggy mess beneath my forearm. I look across the room at a dripping Susan! We look at each other and burst out laughing. We are soaked through with perspiration. This is another day when the power is off. The ceiling fan consequently is not working. There is not a breath of air through the windows. The exertion of our walk has overheated us and we are drenched. This is an occupational hazard for people unused to this climate. We drink and drink water and resume our roles as teachers. (In the picture, Susan and Rita review the concepts of the relative values of numbers in relation to one another and of rounding numbers.)
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