Hello and greeetings to all!
Thanks for sticking with me after a dry spell from the Blogging world... what can I say, Intergration was taking place! oh yeah its happening everyday if Im lucky! I can now say the hardest part is over... I have found my way into the community and I feel loved!
I was thanksful for all the recent letters and Christmas cards Big Big Thanks to> Johnston Family, Hendrickson Family, Small group at Livonia Methodist church and Wilson Foundation Academy Photo Club *yes the photos came and Im working hard for a quick turn around! All the love in my mail box is a huge boost to my sprits!
With only 2 teachers at the Secondary school in my village my local friends have encouraged me to start teaching English...yes only two teachers for the whole school! I took that as a sign I better get to the school and start teaching something... Heres what that looks like>
Im working with students to start a Health Club after school. They are very excited and motivated and 44 senior students, Form 4, showed up to the first meeting and 18 to the second meeting. I enjoyed having only 18, it allowed us to have deeper disscussions with everyone having a chance to participate. They want to focus on HIV/AIDS and STDs as our first topic of study. Our goal is to educate the community through art... visual posters, songs and drama/performance. I am pushing them to make all the decisions and take charge of the group. Im really glad I feel comfortable talking about sex because the youth have A LOT of questions and really enjoy asking me about each and everything. Im looking forward to getting my wooden penis model for condom demos!
Time is flying... March is coming up and I hope to spend that time focusing how this club will be sustainable after I leave. During, April I will travle to a regional training to meet with my fellow PCVs for a week. In May I hope I get an invite to the PC TZ 50th Annivsery party in Dar es Salaam *I did design the 50th Ann Kanga... wink wink. and I think at the end of the month a visit from my MAMA! and all the while I have a budding romance with a wonderful Tanzanian man, yes Mom beware he wants to ask you when he can marry me as soon as you get off the plane.
So yes! Life IS good... if I could just get this ringworm to go away!
AGAIN, THANK YOU ALL! The support is amazing and just what I need!
Thanks for sticking with me after a dry spell from the Blogging world... what can I say, Intergration was taking place! oh yeah its happening everyday if Im lucky! I can now say the hardest part is over... I have found my way into the community and I feel loved!
I was thanksful for all the recent letters and Christmas cards Big Big Thanks to> Johnston Family, Hendrickson Family, Small group at Livonia Methodist church and Wilson Foundation Academy Photo Club *yes the photos came and Im working hard for a quick turn around! All the love in my mail box is a huge boost to my sprits!
With only 2 teachers at the Secondary school in my village my local friends have encouraged me to start teaching English...yes only two teachers for the whole school! I took that as a sign I better get to the school and start teaching something... Heres what that looks like>
Im working with students to start a Health Club after school. They are very excited and motivated and 44 senior students, Form 4, showed up to the first meeting and 18 to the second meeting. I enjoyed having only 18, it allowed us to have deeper disscussions with everyone having a chance to participate. They want to focus on HIV/AIDS and STDs as our first topic of study. Our goal is to educate the community through art... visual posters, songs and drama/performance. I am pushing them to make all the decisions and take charge of the group. Im really glad I feel comfortable talking about sex because the youth have A LOT of questions and really enjoy asking me about each and everything. Im looking forward to getting my wooden penis model for condom demos!
Time is flying... March is coming up and I hope to spend that time focusing how this club will be sustainable after I leave. During, April I will travle to a regional training to meet with my fellow PCVs for a week. In May I hope I get an invite to the PC TZ 50th Annivsery party in Dar es Salaam *I did design the 50th Ann Kanga... wink wink. and I think at the end of the month a visit from my MAMA! and all the while I have a budding romance with a wonderful Tanzanian man, yes Mom beware he wants to ask you when he can marry me as soon as you get off the plane.
So yes! Life IS good... if I could just get this ringworm to go away!
AGAIN, THANK YOU ALL! The support is amazing and just what I need!
