Start up of school

I've started back Homeschooling our boys which is going quite well. I have been a bit distracted with trying to assist in the start up of the school here in Chandpur. Getting student numbers and aiding in making a budget has taken a bit of time. It takes time because I have to learn how the systems work here. Everything is much more paper based, it then gets transferred to digital and so it all takes time. I think that once I know how everything is set up and which books and spreadsheets are used then I'll start to get faster. Last night I was awake in bed and my mind was trying to work out how certain reconciliations were being done. Finally the penny dropped and I've realised I must be missing one book for cheque receipts. It's little things like that that can stump you but you are not always given what you need and it's only when you need it that you realise you need to ask for it. I've been so used to using an accounting programme where everything is one place and reconciled on a daily basis and this is the total opposite. You have to physically go to the bank to get a bank statement once a month, there's no online banking with automatic feeds into your accounting program and you can't just log in for an up to date bank balance. It's like it used to be in New Zealand when I was a teenager. All in all though, I'm enjoying the challenge.

DC is up and down to Dhaka working at the two schools. He's got a huge list of things to do in the schools and also for the BEST online learning. He's also going to be helping out in various hostels around Bangladesh which will require a bit of travel. I don't think he will have too much time to twiddle his thumbs.

We had a mother and daughter from NZ here for 3 weeks. They were great value and were very helpful as the school started up for the year. We really did appreciate their help, especially on book day when the parents came to purchase all the children's work books for the year. It was also nice to have a few Kiwis around for a bit.