Last Wednesday we were able to take the grades 1 - 3 (36 kids) over to the local farm for a tour. It was a great trip, the kids loved it, and we are so appreciative to those who made it possible for us to come over.
I've gotten to plan plenty of field trips in America in the past, all of which took a lot of time and energy to plan out, making sure of all the details. Research about the field trip, making a reservation, writing up a letter to tell the parents and get their permission, collecting all the money and the permission slips, securing drivers and vehicles and chaperons, making sure to bring all the right things on the day of...snack/lunch, epi-pen, emergency numbers.
Yeah, this field trip was nothing like that! We called and asked the farm if we could come, and the day before decided what vehicles to take, but that ended up changing at the last minute as one of the vehicles wasn't available. On the day of, we received an email from the farm owner saying that he was expecting us to come at the wrong time, we couldn't get him on the phone to make sure he knew what time we actually were planning to come. Half an hour before we were supposed to leave had to send someone over to check and make sure that we actually could go on the trip!
Five minutes before our planned departure we got the ok to go, and then proceeded to stuff thirty-six students, four adults, and two younger staff kids into two vehicles (each with seating for about 6 - 8 adults).
The trip was a success, everyone had a great time, and we arrived back just in time for lunch. Just another instance where in Zambia, it's almost pointless to plan ahead, as the plans almost never happen the way you think they will, yet everything somehow always works out in the end!
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