Whale hunters

Naps were skipped and classes were dismissed to come see the first whale of the season hunted and taken apart on the beach! When I heard we were going to the beach to see a whale I thought we were whale watching, ha!  This is only in the bush because you are right, it is illegal to hunt whale except for natives. 

There is definitely an art or skill to this.  Since they live off the land for their meat this is a great blessing for them to catch this whale.

The black slab is the meat and the white is the outer body part.  It is all used somehow for something.

Ila getting up close to check this out.  I wonder what they will remember of this 10 years later?

The next day another one was caught! We got to see it before it was cut up. 

And for taste testing!

Ila is less willing.

Jack gave permission to this student to fish with his dad and skip school (which is common) so he brought Jack a fish that night.  He's the first student to actually bring him one after going out.

Jack had a meeting so he didn't have time to fillet it right away so it hung out in the sink for a couple hours.  There was no way I was going to touch it!

And for the first time I saw how to fillet a fish (cut it up and get the bones out).  I told Jack we would have to be pretty desperate for me to do it so don't ever think I will!

My life is so weird here.

Elim Aniguiin School hosted a cross country meet.  Since the schools are small junior high and high school run together including girls and boys at the same time.  One school only had 2 runners.  The teachers were in charge of standing at points in the course to direct the runners.  Besides that there weren't too many other people.  Elim won!

We participated in the 1k fun run!  Zax took off trying to keep up with the big kids while Ila and I pulled up the rear.  Look at that girl!  I let her dress herself so she's wearing her "Elsa" dress.

The beach is always gorgeous. 

Saturday morning we waited for the store to open to buy eggs for french toast.  I let the kids come out in pajamas and they were in shock about it!  I've trained them well, haha.

The store is pricey!  I think these three items were $14!

They have no choice but to be the best of friends and they amuse the heck out of me!

The school puts on a community event once a month and it was dodge ball this month.  Jack is pretty much in charge of it since he's the principal.

The teachers in blue taking on the students.

We had a Sunday night get together for one of the teachers' birthdays and there were way too many kids in one house!  This village has the most teachers with kids in any other village in the school district.  My family is winning with 3 kids!

Still so much getting used to going on!  I am volunteering in Zax's class once a week and taking on preschool at home with Ila. 
I was asked to be a relief society teacher (class with the women in church) and taught my first lesson Sunday, chpt 17 Law of Chastity!  So weird teaching over the phone, with a bad connection and delay.  So I ask a question and have to wait extra long for the delay and then for someone to un-mute to speak!  Jack was on the line listening in the kitchen and that made me a little nervous.  Next Sunday we are giving talks for sacrament meeting.