This was a productive week. I had many rewarding classes in
the library our school was under inspection and the inspector complimented me
on my teaching style and lesson plans. On Friday we had a drug and alcohol
abuse awareness event, which began with a march around the community and was
complete with motivational speakers. Although I am sure that many students fell
asleep or were more interested in poking their neighbors arm, I still feel that
it was a successful event. I was also proud of myself in the progress I have
made towards navigating such events. As a personal preference, I prefer not to
sit at the high table with all the big wigs, as I have learned not to get
bought in by the fact that those people are served snacks. Instead I prefer to
be able to bounce around during events, checking on the cooking in kitchen (but
not getting sucked into chopping cabbage for 3 hours while everyone laughs at
my technique), chatting with teachers who are “setting up” for the after event
meal, or just generally moving around greeting friends from the community as
they drift through.
Over the weekend I was dog sitting for a peace corps friend
in a neighboring village, which as my mother pointed out I have been known to
do where ever I am living (ie North Carolina, Chicago, Botswana etc). This is
the second time dog sitting for this friend and the second time I have missed
the combi stop to her house and as a result I have now had multiple tours of
the entire village, it is quite cute! Although I feel that I am gaining a
reputation in the village for my absentmindedness, I swear the clinic looks
different every time I pass it!
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