Family Visit
This past week was filled with the wonderful presence of my father and sister. They arrived last Thursday for a whirlwind visit that lasted a week. They had a bit of a rocky start owing to the fact that their bags didn't arrive. However, 2 days later their bags showed up in Namibia with bag contents intact, including new mice (meese/mouses/mice - what's the plural for a computer mouse?) for Pete's school. We spent the weekend at Etosha National Park where we spotted elephants and lions in addition to the usual suspects of giraffes, zebras, kudu, oryx, wildebeest and springbok. There were also a lot of hyenas. I love how hyenas look with their hunched shoulders and big shaggy necks. You just know they are the bad guys of the savannah.
After Etosha we drove to Outapi so that they could spend a few days at my site. They were also gracious enough to come to my classes and meet my students despite the soaring daytime temperatures. My dad videotaped me teaching, which of course made my students feel like movie stars. I noticed that the camera improved their in-class performance. People who never usually raise their hands suddenly became the most outgoing members of the class. Maybe I'll pretend to videotape all the classes from now on.
My dad and sister also brought me out a bag full of recorders so I now have 12 new recorder students on top of 4 guitar students and 3 piano students. I really enjoy these music lessons.
I also received my first chicken this week from a woman in the village. I am going to kill it next week to cook a traditional Owambo meal with some students. Well, that's the plan right now. Maybe I'll 'chicken' out when the time comes to wring its neck. Ha, how very witty I am.
Nic and the guys.
Dad with Evelina and Elizabeth. A lot of my students and colleagues thought he was my big brother. What do you think?
Nicola with Evelina and Elizabeth.
Handing out sweets in the staffroom with my sister. It is the tradition over here to give sweets to people when it is your birthday. Lucky enough for my colleagues, my sis celebrated her birthday out here last weekend.
Gloria, one of my new recorder students.
Pete with one of his grade 9 English classes.
This past week was filled with the wonderful presence of my father and sister. They arrived last Thursday for a whirlwind visit that lasted a week. They had a bit of a rocky start owing to the fact that their bags didn't arrive. However, 2 days later their bags showed up in Namibia with bag contents intact, including new mice (meese/mouses/mice - what's the plural for a computer mouse?) for Pete's school. We spent the weekend at Etosha National Park where we spotted elephants and lions in addition to the usual suspects of giraffes, zebras, kudu, oryx, wildebeest and springbok. There were also a lot of hyenas. I love how hyenas look with their hunched shoulders and big shaggy necks. You just know they are the bad guys of the savannah.
After Etosha we drove to Outapi so that they could spend a few days at my site. They were also gracious enough to come to my classes and meet my students despite the soaring daytime temperatures. My dad videotaped me teaching, which of course made my students feel like movie stars. I noticed that the camera improved their in-class performance. People who never usually raise their hands suddenly became the most outgoing members of the class. Maybe I'll pretend to videotape all the classes from now on.
My dad and sister also brought me out a bag full of recorders so I now have 12 new recorder students on top of 4 guitar students and 3 piano students. I really enjoy these music lessons.
I also received my first chicken this week from a woman in the village. I am going to kill it next week to cook a traditional Owambo meal with some students. Well, that's the plan right now. Maybe I'll 'chicken' out when the time comes to wring its neck. Ha, how very witty I am.
Nic and the guys.
Dad with Evelina and Elizabeth. A lot of my students and colleagues thought he was my big brother. What do you think?
Nicola with Evelina and Elizabeth.
Handing out sweets in the staffroom with my sister. It is the tradition over here to give sweets to people when it is your birthday. Lucky enough for my colleagues, my sis celebrated her birthday out here last weekend.
Gloria, one of my new recorder students.
Pete with one of his grade 9 English classes.
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