My classes

so i have neglected to tell any of you about the other stuff that i am doing here.  besides playing in the orchestra i am teaching 2 english classes at a childrens school and 2 music classes at an orphanage.  well...its not really an orphanage, its a bhuddist lady.  apparently people just started dropping their kids off at the temple where she works and she took them all in.  she is the nicest lady ever!  so now she has 20 kids between 5 and 16 years old.  they all live in a rather small area so their living conditions are pretty depressing (they sleep on shelving units with pieces of wood laid horizontally for beds.  the only padding they have is a thin (like 1/2 inch) mat.  but we go there and teach them music to hopefully cheer them up and give them a hobby.  so far i have taught them quarter notes, half notes, whole notes and some rests.  since its me i also taught them thumbs up and high fives.  they are good with 'up high' 'down low' but are still having trouble with the 'to slow' concept.  anyways they are great