Blogs from Rundu, Namibia, Africa - page 3

Dear Friends, We are now on the third day of exams, and they go for another week. I have learned a lovely new word as a result. In Namibia, one does not "proctor" exams, one "invigilates" them. I invigilated history and ICT today. One does not get to invigilate one's own exams. The exams end on the 16th. Learners leave on the 19th (they wait for report cards), and teachers on the 20th. However, Bret (WT field director) is not sending a van for us until the 25th, so we will be here almost alone. We're hoping to get around the area in our free time. I'm hoping a boat tour on the Kavango River to see hippos and crocodiles. Easter weekend the school got busses and took the kids on a field trip one day. ... read more

I'm going to try a photo! I think you have to click on photos. The first is the main street in Windhoek, the second a classroom in Omugwelume where we practiced, and the third a bug that lived in the sink in Omugwelume. Needless to say, I used a different sink. I hope this worked.... read more

Hello all my dear friends, It is Thursday, the 28th in the evening. Tomorrow is March already. Six weeks without a refrigerator, but we did get paid! I don't know how much, but the machine gave me the money I asked for. It was out of ink so not printing receipts. I have been having a busy week or so. First, school. I have done two very fun lessons, very cooperative learning. I get so jazzed when the kids are really working and enjoying it. We had been studying poetry a bit, so I decided we should have them write some poetry. So I remembered this format for a tiny little poem called a cinquain. It has five lines, one syllable in the first line, 2 in the second, 3 in the third, 4 in the ... read more

Hello, Everyone, Now that I have access to Mr. Lee's wireless, I'm feeling reckless. Ours is all installed now, but somehow not yet turned on or something. We'll have to go to the school to use it, however, because the booster is way down on their list. Some bigwigs from Windhoek were here yesterday. About three or four of them have heard about our refrigerator, but no one seems to actually do anything about it. We are hoping to have it before St. Patrick's Day, because we want to corn our own beef and have corned beef and cabbage. Rachel's dad's family is very Irish (living in Wiscosin!) Rachel is my roommate, if you haven't kept up. We are both on WorldTeach. A VERY interesting thing is taking place tomorrow. Some history first: the first day ... read more

Dear Friends, I have not blogged since we arrived at this school (Rukonga Vision School in Divundu) because we got here to find that many of the supplies were not here yet, including much of the furniture and all the computers and the wireless stuff. Still we have no more furniture, only enough desks and chairs for the classes. Our flat has only what is built in and no refrigerator. We are supposed to have one and keep requesting one, and they keep saying they will get right on it. A few days ago we found plastic chairs at the little store where we shop, and we got all excited and bought two. It was pretty funny. I never thought I’d treasure a little plastic chair! It has been a difficult few days. Things are going ... read more