Gåtur i snevejr

Vi har i denne uge engelsk-emneuge på skolen. Det har krævet meget energi og tid at planlægge, da vi selv står for den, men den har også været rigtig sjov. I dag lavede vi amerikanske chocolate chip cookies mhhh Vi har inviteret forældrene til i morgen for at spise småkagerne og se hvad deres børn har arbejdet med. Derudover var der indskrivning af den nye første klasse, bestående af to piger, i dag. En lærer fortalte, at skolen i 1987, da hun startede, bestod af over 60 elever, men mange er flyttet fra bygden og der er ikke længere mange børn, som bliver født her. Halvdelen af bygden tog med på skolen, hvor pigerne skulle lave en lille opgave og fik deres første skolehæfte, samt et æble og blyanter som gave. :-)

I eftermiddags havde jeg brug for at gå en tur, selvom det er mærkeligt ikke at have hund med. Når man går tur her, kan man se, hvad folk har fanget for nylig, da fangsten plejer at blive tørret udenfor husene. Sælskindende, som havde været her de sidste uger, var fjernet i dag, men jeg så eksempelvis tørret torsk, som spises med sæl- eller hvalfedt. Dette har jeg prøvet i min første uge heroppe. Konklusionen: Sælfedt smager bedre end hvalfedt! :D Derudover er der desværre mange gamle, tomme huse (15-20), pga. fraflytningen fra bygderne til byerne. Og så er der lossepladsen, samt forbrændingsanlæg. Den ser ikke så slem ud, som den i Itseqqortoormiit (til dem der har set 'Anders Lund Madsen i den yderste by'). Det er fordi vores toiletposer bliver samlet ved havnen, så skæres der et hul i for at væsken kan løbe ud og så forbrændes det. Så besøgte jeg Tele, en af mine kursister, i 'Pilersuisoq', hvor han arbejder. Han arbejder ikke i købmanden, men i afdelingen ved havnen, der har møbler, fiske- og jagtudstyr, maling osv. På billedet står han lige foran riflerne, som også kan købes her. Priserne fra under 2.000 kr. op til 6.000 kr.

A walk in the snow

This week we have ’English-topic-week’ at school. That has been taking up a lot of energy and time to plan, because we are responsible for it, but it has also been very fun. Today we made American chocolate chip cookies yuuuuuumm! We have invited the parents for tomorrow to eat cookies and see what their children have been working with. Also, today was sign-up day for the new first grade, consisting of two girls. Another teacher told me that there were over 60 students at the school in 1987 when she started here. But many people have moved and birth rate is not very high in the settlement. But half of the settlement came to the school to see the ceremony today. The girls had to do a little task and got their very first notebook, an apple and pencils. :-) 

This afternoon I needed to get out and go for a walk, eventhough that felt a bit strange without a dog on my side. When you go for walks here, you can always see people's latest catch, because they hang it outside to dry. The seal skins that were next to the 'Service House' the last weeks were gone today, but I saw a lot of dried cod, which is eaten with seal or whale fat. I tried that during my first week here. Conclusion: Seal fat is much better than whale fat! :D Also, there are many old, emty houses (15-20), because of 'urbanization' from settlements to towns. There is also the junkyard as well as the local incinerator. It's not as bad as in some other Greenlandic settlements, because our toiletbags get collected by the sea, then they cut a whole in them to let the liquid run out and then they get burned (send me a mail for more detailed info hahaha). Then I visited Tele, one of my evening students, at 'Pilersuisoq', where he works. He doesn't work in the grocery store, but in the department by the harbour that sells furniture, hunting and fishing gear, paint and so on. On the picture he stands right in front of the rifles, which can be bought here, too. Prices from under 2.000 kr. ($300) up to 6.000 kr. ($900).