The education trainees are back in the schools for practicum, and the omnibus trainees (those who will work in the other program sectors) are out on field trip to see what exactly their jobs will entail. Meanwhile, I sit here, contemplating what it means to be a volunteer while I watch the trainees teach and [...]
I’ve been traveling. A lot. Let’s start from the top: – On Sunday the 21st of June, I set off for Kumasi with two of my best Form 2 students, William and Linda. They, along with 60 of their peers from all over Ghana, spent a week at the STARS Conference at Kwame Nkrumah University [...]
I’m having a bad day. It started this morning at 5:30am, when I woke up feeling achy and exhausted. I laid in bed for 30 minutes hoping that the problem would alleviate itself, but alas, I am still achy even as I write this. I then headed to school with my Vision Quester. I went [...]
Gotta love it when people run over fiber optic cables that supply Internet access to West Africa. It’s been hit-or-miss since the last message, but it appears to be ok now. I’m in Accra. I’ve been here since last Sunday. I have completed my mid-service medical exam. For those of you who are wondering, I [...]
It’s interesting the degree to which internet access at my site is a mixed blessing. On the one hand, it has allowed me to download software for my school, which has helped me get a computer lab up and running where there was nothing before. It also lets me do research for projects and lesson [...]