living in a wardli

highs:

cooking food
warm and comfortable beds
relaxing outside
hot showers
funny conversations
couches
cool breezes
large amounts of food
fritz
being with friends

challenges:

mopping
washing cloths
cooking
sweeping
scrubbing
washing and drying dishes and utensils
powerful gusts of wind
annoying room mates
waking up
going to sleep

expectations of wardli partners
no nagging
no complaining
no shouting
doing what is needed
like each other

what i expect of myself

to clean the wardli more thoughrouly
be respectful of others beliefs
help out others in need
take responsiblility for my actions
be more understanding of people

session 1

my strength in the wardli

i believe my strength in the wardli is to make people laugh and have fun and make everyone feel welcome into the wardli. my other strengths are cooking meat and everyone getting a fair share of what food is supplied at dinner time. i would like to improve on my cooking skills with meat and other types of food which suits the others in my wardli and try to be more kind to others beliefs such as if they don't want food that is all right, they can have it later or someone else can have it or if the food is not cooked properly i will not explode and be reasonable.

issues that have occured

1. an issue broke out which ended in shouting and hitting of my ear. it occured due to me overreacting to a person who was unstable. it was resolved when a teacher was informed about the situation and had a talk with the boy. the boy was homesick and he resolved his problems by writing them down. but what i don't get was he is leaving in a couple of days to go to mount gambia so i don't know why he was so angry and i wasn't too happy when he smacked me ear but i controlled myself. i was part of the solution when i was understanding about his problems.

2. another issue we had was over some undercooked chicken shnitzel. on the first night in the wardli i was in charge of cooking the meat. i was shown how to cook it and for how long. i cooked 5 out of 7 perfectly and the two halfs or the other two were undercooked. the two people who got the undercooked chicken realised it. the first person was understanding and the other complained like a spoiled brat. he has also not been eating the foods we have made for him. but we discovered that he has a couple of problems and was not hungry and i helped by understanding.

3. the most recent dispute we had was with one boy who would wait untill the very end to do work around the wardli and sometimes he would not even clean at all. the other boys and i grew angry and weary of him not cleaning so with the help of teachers he is doing little amounts of work in the wrong places but we still understand that he is trying. i helped be motivating and advising him.

session 2

a functional house mate needs to lead by example so other house mates can get an idea of what is to be done around the house hold and also outside. for example there was a boy who was unsure how to clean the bathroom and so as an example i cleaned the bathroom and showed him what to use and how to clean.

another example for a functional housemate is communication with the other house mates so people are sure what to be doing and understand how the cleaning or cooking is performed in a household. communication also brings people together with the correct words being used. he never insults or descriminates against others and does not raise his voice or shouts to get peoples attention.

being active is one of the most inportant of all aspects of living in a home with other and fellow men. he must be able to work in a calm and clean fashion while getting people to help him or in other places.

keeping calm is a hard thing to do with 5 other men and some of them you might not like but it is possible. their might be disputes in the house it can drive you up the wall so keep calm and try to solve it.

one of the other most important things to remember is to not be a hypocritical because everybody hates a guy who will say something for you not to do and he does it himself. it is good to have someone who will stick to his word and is a competent and reliable person.

the most functionable person in my wardli has courage and strength for all things he does such as cleaning the house to helping the less fortunate in cleaning and cooking. he is an exellent listener, charismatic, enthusiastic, interested in topics such as literacy and mathematics and not angry or displeased to help another student who is struggling. he has a heart full of love for his school chums and teachers. he is not bored about others stories but is quite interested in the day to day topics the students talk about here. he is a good friend of mine and i am proud to call him a friend and companion to be with.

i have not been working hard in maintaining a successful wardli but i have helped out by sweeping, mopping, washing dishes, cooking dinner, cleaning the tables and benches and doing the laundry so in fact i change my mind and say i have done a good job in maintaining a clean and successful home. i have encouraged many of my wardli partners in cooking and cleaning and encouraging them to keep on pushing until we have finished and then we can move onto leisure activities such as resting or playing a game.