Habari ya asubuhi? (How is your (singular) morning?
Ha-bar-ee/yah/ah-sue-boo-hi) I hope awesome! Things here are going well and the
level of intensity is rising already. We found out last Friday when our
language final is, our HIV/AIDS workshop, shadowing another volunteer and also
when we have to do ‘model school’. That’s teaching at a deaf primary school for
an entire week. After actually putting everything down on my calendar it became
a bit overwhelming because there I just so much I have to learn and do in the
next 9 weeks! This week we start extreme KSL language instruction-2-4 hours
daily and then teaching instruction during our afternoons where we’ll learn how
to make lesson plans and whatnot. The trainers here are all excellent and I
know I’m in good hands…and they keep telling us not to worry; that they will
prepare us the best that they can so we’re capable of teaching Deaf kids at the
primary level (K-8) but worrying still most definitely happens!
Luckily, as overwhelming as it can be, emotions are a
finicky thing and I soon find myself super excited to have this opportunity. I
can’t wait to learn KSL and know more than a few words. I’m hoping my forgetful
memory will kick in and start forgetting my limited ASL knowledge so I don’t
mix the two languages up. I’m also excited/nervous to start learning how to
actually teach. Ohhh my!
Ok, so, here’s an interesting tidbit I heard from my Host
Mama: She said that people from
Tanzania are, (as a big generalization) seen as lazy by Kenyans and that
Tanzanian people think that Kenyans rush around all the time and hurry
everywhere!! Who knew that to some people, Kenyans ‘rush’! Hahaha Everything is
relative J
Lastly, yesterday, we talked with the man in charge of
placing us and we will officially know where we will be stationed by the end of
next week! Whoa!! I have no idea where I will end up-it could be a town like
Machakos or it could be as remote a town that they have to literally fly you
there because the roads aren’t safe! I don’t have any big preferences on where
I want to end up but I did try to mention that I’d love to be able to run if
possible so we’ll see if that happens. I still need to figure out if I can run
here/who will run with me…especially because there is a race in November I’d love
to participate in if possible! Basically by the end of our chat, the verdict
was that I’m pretty flexible and easy-going and I feel confident that he’ll
place me in a place that he thinks is right for me.
Well, that’s my update as of now J
And if there is something you’re curious about, just comment and I’ll try and
answer in either another blog post or in the comment section but now I gotta
roll because the kids want to plait my hair while they watch cartoons…works for
me! J
p.s. Here are some pictures of my home for the next 9 weeks!
I love it!
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