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August 20, 2007
To sum up then…
We arrived in Gjakova and there was nowhere to stay or, more importantly perhaps, to hold the summer school.
But we found an old kindergarten we could use and the students could sleep in the classrooms – except there were no beds.
The Kosovo army brought in 75 beds, Jane bought some sheets, then the electricity went off.
Well the electricity came back on and the children arrived. Then the drains blocked and all manner of unpleasantness seeped up through the cracks in the tiles.
We got the drains un-blocked just in time for the water to go off. Then the Kosovo army came back and took away all the beds.
If it wasn’t for the hard work, bounding energy and endless enthusiasm of all the staff, the 27 UK students and the 28 Kosovo students things could have been a bit tricky.
As it was the children had smiles on their faces all week and, when it was all over, when the bags had been packed, the paintings rolled up and the music room tidied away for another year, we all went out for a meal.
However my adventures didn’t end there, we still had to drive the van back…
coming soon: borders and how to cross them.
Posted by john at August 20, 2007 07:43 PM