Last night I decided to stay late and work in my classroom. The fifth grade teacher, Leslee (who is a really neat person and now my mentor teacher) was there in her classroom too and we were just working away when suddenly the lights went out. This is not uncommon here, but suddenly I realized the implications. It gets dark early here, around 7pm, and when the electricity is out, its out and you just have to wait. That is except when the generator is on but I haven't yet learned the delicate balance between when the generator can be used in relation to city power, but let's just say that last night, we were stuck in the dark. So I went and got my hand-crank flashlight which barely illuminated the darkness in front of my face and kept at it a little longer until, lo and behold, the power came back on. No big deal- I had to work in the dark for awhile but it was fine. At least I got something done.
Well, today I decided to rearrange my room a bit, still trying to get it settled into a workable formation. I moved a bookshelf and was looking at the wall behind it a few minutes later when I realized that the crescent shaped dark lump on the wall was actually a small scorpion. Hmm...and less than 24 hours ago I was wandering around barefoot in the dark...Well, I learned my lesson. Next time the power goes out I'll be prepared and keep my shoes on and use my big, powerful headlamp instead of my measly flashlight, just like my neighbor Jo Carol does when she has the urge to till her garden after dark.
The scorpion is now in a jar, a perfect class pet.
Here's some pictures from his capture:
Look closely and you'll see that this is not just a picture of me and a white wall!
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