This week we had the third pre-form English immersion teacher arrived. Michelle from Canada will join forces with Andrew from California and Amy from Ireland. I made a great first impression because she had read my blog...yes the one about peeing in the garden! Today they will all move to the other volunteer house (called Mzee Mboze) to stay together for the next three months.
New Student Selection
Peter and Rapha have been busy driving around in the bush interviewing potential students. They have to verify the financial status of the family and just get a feel for the student. They should be done soon and we'll see the fruits of their labor as the next group of students arrives in Mid-September!
New Science Laboratories
The science laboratories have been built, now we need to outfit them with equipment! This is fun for me to see the possibilities. The labs will have wood cabinets, sinks, gas and of course lots of equipment. I've been helping gather information on what sorts of things need to go in them (i.e. chemicals, beakers, etc...). Thanks to the folks at Pine Bluffs High School we have quite a bit of equipment already!
New Electricity
For some reason (knock on wood!) we have had electricity for the past five days! Solid! What the heck? Noone can figure it out, but we have been taking advantage of it...lights are on...music is blaring... Lisa made cookies! We watched a movie last night. Ah, the good life!
New Shoes for Lisa (and renewed energies for running!)
Andrew brought Lisa some running shoes that she had ordered and had shipped to him. Now she is back to running. In fact, she ran 10 miles yesterday! Just like that...woke up and said to herself "I'm going to run 10 miles" and she did! That's how Lisa rolls. I usually wake up and say "I'm going to make coffee." She is getting ready to run the Arusha 1/2 marathon coming up in a couple of weeks.
Form 2 Mock Exams Next Week
Form 2 will be taking national exams this week...you know the ones that determine whether you get to go on to Form 3. Well, this week the district will be administering a "mock exam" beginning Friday and continuing all next week. Our students are, of course, nervous. It is a little frustrating though because the exams are really poor quality - misspelled words, poorly worded questions and some for which there are just no proper answers. We will take the exam anyway because it's a good way for the students to get themselves prepared for the national test.
What a treasure, to share these thoughts and memories with not only all of us, but you have saved them for your family and all future Heinert peoples who will love reliving these days with you.
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