Saturday, October 27, 2007
last post Aug 18. wow, sorry.
The last 2 times I was in Rundu I forgot to bring the USB with my blog posts. Today is no exception. Guess that means you'll have to wait until Dec to read about my trip to Zambia and what what because I'm not retyping all that.
This weekend I'm going to a braii with my friend Sikwali and his family to celebrate the Zambian Independence Day (which was Tuesday). Then I'm joining up with some other volunteers for a halloween party. I'm going as a meme.
Not much has been happening lately. Time is flying teaching. I've had some rather bad days where the learners seemed to not care at all but also some great days. My vice principal told me that the Grade 8s are really responding to me. I'm not sure how reliable his information is but it felt good all the same.
We have three weeks left of classes, then two for exams, then six off. We're traveling to America during the break. We've both been there before, but we are looking forward to it all the same. We've heard so much about the locals, it will be interesting to distinguish between rumors and the truth. Did you know that everyone in America is rich? And white, except for 50 cent. But we will probably see Fiddy, Snoop, Tupac, Beyonce and Jean Claude Van Dam on our visit.
Tiger football seems to be doing good, if not great. Can't wait to catch the bowl game when I'm home. I am looking forward to seeing my family and friends the most. But a snickers and a fountain mountain dew are also making frequent apperances in my anticipatory day dreams. And I want to get my hands on the new Radiohead, Of Montreal, Deerhoof, Broken Social Scene and Band of Horses.
When I came to the computer lab today it was cool and cloudy. Now the sun is shining, which means it is hot. Last night was the first rain of the season. It was really strange, for several hours it was an intense storm, everything except the rain. Then when it finally did rain it was only a shower, not a downpour. Very strange. October is alsmot over, which is surprising because they say that it is the hottest month and it just doesn't feel that hot. I guess its just that I'm used to it now (or as they would say here, "I'm use't"). The heat was exhausting when we arrived a year ago, but that was also coming fresh from a Missouri November. We are going to freeze when we get off the plane in December.
Jarrod and I are still attempting to get this non-profit started. We are going to do a lot of work over Xmas and hopefully I'll have more information for you then.
The last 2 times I was in Rundu I forgot to bring the USB with my blog posts. Today is no exception. Guess that means you'll have to wait until Dec to read about my trip to Zambia and what what because I'm not retyping all that.
This weekend I'm going to a braii with my friend Sikwali and his family to celebrate the Zambian Independence Day (which was Tuesday). Then I'm joining up with some other volunteers for a halloween party. I'm going as a meme.
Not much has been happening lately. Time is flying teaching. I've had some rather bad days where the learners seemed to not care at all but also some great days. My vice principal told me that the Grade 8s are really responding to me. I'm not sure how reliable his information is but it felt good all the same.
We have three weeks left of classes, then two for exams, then six off. We're traveling to America during the break. We've both been there before, but we are looking forward to it all the same. We've heard so much about the locals, it will be interesting to distinguish between rumors and the truth. Did you know that everyone in America is rich? And white, except for 50 cent. But we will probably see Fiddy, Snoop, Tupac, Beyonce and Jean Claude Van Dam on our visit.
Tiger football seems to be doing good, if not great. Can't wait to catch the bowl game when I'm home. I am looking forward to seeing my family and friends the most. But a snickers and a fountain mountain dew are also making frequent apperances in my anticipatory day dreams. And I want to get my hands on the new Radiohead, Of Montreal, Deerhoof, Broken Social Scene and Band of Horses.
When I came to the computer lab today it was cool and cloudy. Now the sun is shining, which means it is hot. Last night was the first rain of the season. It was really strange, for several hours it was an intense storm, everything except the rain. Then when it finally did rain it was only a shower, not a downpour. Very strange. October is alsmot over, which is surprising because they say that it is the hottest month and it just doesn't feel that hot. I guess its just that I'm used to it now (or as they would say here, "I'm use't"). The heat was exhausting when we arrived a year ago, but that was also coming fresh from a Missouri November. We are going to freeze when we get off the plane in December.
Jarrod and I are still attempting to get this non-profit started. We are going to do a lot of work over Xmas and hopefully I'll have more information for you then.
