Just had my second Malaria test since I've been here and I am still parasite free!!! That is exciting. Everyone at the house is going to be mad at me though because they all take medicine and still get it. Muahahaha. Anyways, even though it is not malaria, I have been sick this week and missed school yesterday and today :(. At least I have some time to plan my lessons! I started this week off with shapes, and when I drew them on the board, they already knew them! What are the chances.....anyways, time to think of something new!
My kids are all really smart. School is ending on the 30th of May (so soon!!!) and I'm going to try and do some sort of individual evaluation for each kid, but it is really hard when I'm the only volunteer. I have to find some way to distract the other kids while I do one-on-ones with each one. I think all the 6year olds are definitely prepared for primary school next year, and probably most of the 5 year olds as well. That is really good.
Things at the house are exciting as always. We have 17 new volunteers coming this weekend which could be interesting. It does get old welcoming new people so often...all of us 'old' people are kind of tired of it. I think it will be good to have a bigger group though.
Tonight I am going to my first choir practice! There is a choir in Moshi (mostly wazungu) and they are performing on June 7th, so I'm going to sing with them! I miss G&P choir, maybe this will help ease the pain.
Since I have less than two months left here, I think a lot about going home. It is going to be really, really strange and I have very mixed feelings about leaving. There are some things I am really looking forward to, mostly seeing family and friends again. I'm also pretty excited to get a job; I don't like the feeling of not having income, it scares me. I know I'll really miss the spontaneity of my life here, and meeting lots of new people all the time, and speaking kiswahili with random people, and my little kids at school. Going home will just be really wierd and probably kind of stressful.
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I was Googling "St. Margaret's Church" and found your blog from January 14. I remember the 'old' church when it was the 'new' church. :o)
ReplyDeleteI return to Moshi on June 8 for the first time in 40 years. As an mzungu I was born and bred there. This is my dream holiday.
I am enjoying reading your blog. Keep it up.
So sorry about your friends in the plane crash. I heard the terrible news while talking to Tony Pascoe here in the UK. He is involved in the parachute flights and the balloon flight I plan to make over the Serengeti.
Keep up your good work and enjoy the rest of your time in Moshi.
Kwaheri
Mike Wells
mike.wells[at]bigfoot.com