After
constant travel in December, I was looking forward to settling in back at site
and getting a routine a school. I
thought staying put at the nursing school would help me refocus on teaching and
working with the school staff. It
didn’t turn out that way.
Last year
the school administration decided to add another group of students to the
rotation (mainly because the school wanted to collect more tuition fees). So now the school is overcrowded (and
they’re still in debt). The
principal decided to turn the computer room into a classroom for the extra set
of students. This means that when
the students are in class, I cannot use the computer room. It’s very difficult to create databases
without access to a computer. And
there’s nowhere else for me to work, because the school brought on more
part-time teachers and all of the office desks are occupied. So I end up staying at home more, because
I at least have internet access there and I can also read or take a nap.
The other
major problem has been the power outages.
I mentioned in my last blog that the power goes out every day for 30-60
minutes. Well after I posted that,
it got worse. Now the power
goes out 3 times a day for about an hour each time. And yesterday, it was out from 12:30pm-7:30pm. I can’t teach computing if there is no
electricity.
Last night (during the power outage), I planned out my
calendar until the end of my service.
It turns out that this is the low point in my work schedule and things
are going to get really busy, really quick.
On Saturday, I’m leaving for Zanzibar. (Yay!) When I
get back, I have 2 meetings in 2 different weeks for Peace Corps Committees. (That’s going to take a few bus rides
back & forth to Kampala.) In
April, there is a new group of PCVs arriving, and I applied to be one of the
trainers. I am also planning
another vacation that month. (I
have 16 vacation days to use up before July!) In May, there will be more training for the new arrivals;
and June, the Kuluva School of Nursing is closed for break, but I’ll have
plenty of prep work to do for Girl Tech, another committee meeting, (and maybe one more vacation). And then July is our Close of Service
Conference and August is Girl Tech!!!
Yeah, things are about to get crazy!
Hi Laura, That IS a busy calendar for the next several months. Your vacation in Zanzibar is well-timed. You can relax and have a good time with friends, and then come back and get busy with meetings and planning for Girl Tech. I hope you're selected as a trainer for the new group coming in. I know you'd be good at it and you have a lot of insight to offer. I remember you said learning from the current PCV's was the most valuable and enjoyable part of your training. Have a wonderful vacation in Zanzibar!
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Hello kiddo...wow...you are in the countdown!Nothing better than things getting busy for you..Sounds like lots of interesting things coming up and I hope you get the trainer job too...Amazing how time is marching on! Braylen was 18 months yesterday! he was born August 22, 2011...Exciting to hear about all your adventures and life on the open road...can't wait to hear about what you are doing when you come back!!!You fly back in October? Excited you will have a full calendar soon...slow, no computer room, and electricity going out makes for long days...prepare for your trip!Have a wonderful time...you are missed and loved!Love Aunt Linda and Uncle Jerry
ReplyDeleteYou left in July for training and was it like August 6th or something for Uganda?Right before Bray was born...I remember. hugs kiddo
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