I am a middle school social studies in Renton, Washington, U.S.A., where I teach 7th grade World Geography and Culture. I have taken a leave of absence and am currently volunteer teaching at the International Neo-Humanist School in Ejura, Ghana. I teach remedial English to struggling students in the P5 and P6 classes (equivalent to about 5th and 6th grade) and I teach English Grammar and Composition to the P4, P5, and P6 classes, as well as one class of Art.

I am living in a boys' home that houses eight boys between the ages of 9-20. An Indian monk, called "Dada" also lives there. He oversees the house and the school. Right now there are four other volunteers living there, as well. Maaike is a 24-year-old social worker from Holland, Katy, 18, has just graduated high school in Texas. Nathan, 22, is a college student from Missouri, and David, 24, is a musician/childcare provider from Vancouver, Canada.

I am having a wonderful time living in and experiencing another culture. I will be here until the end of April, when I will return to the United States and resume my teaching position in the fall.

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