I now have some free time after this morning's assembly. Every Monday and Friday the school gets together to talk about all the school past weeks’s activities before going off to class. Singing the school's anthem opens the meeting and singing of the national anthem closes the event. I was lucky enough to be introduced today to over 900+ students and asked to say a few words. None of them could understand me I hear, must have been my southern draw...
I've been in Ongwediva now for 5 days. It's a very small, quiet but crazy place. I think only about 10,000 people live in this community but it's the most up and coming place in Namibia. Their already a new hospital, trade center and pool (with antelopes living inside). Plus many things other things in the works. However, you still get the occasional cow or goat crossing the road so you must watch out for them.
The school I'll be working at is called Gabriel Taapopi Secondary School and I'm also living here as well. It's a nice school from what I know of schools in Africa and the students seem to be behaved on the most part. The ones who do get in trouble are subject to raking and cleaning trash out my yard (Yes, I did ask to have my yard cleaned by them). On that same note, I also have a maid once a week and paying her with my volunteer wages, which are nothing. I'm not sure how that works out....
As you can imagine, I'm very busy fixing pcs, teaching teachers and students how to do things and become pc savvy. Mostly my times been spent getting all the student pcs up and running and connected to the internet. Hopefully next week I can start developing some type of objective.
Other things of interest. Let me think...I went last night to play volleyball and have pizza. No net or ball so it was just pizza. Next week I think I might go to Zula dance or drum lessons. It's also cultural week in the town. Who knows what that means. I think there is also going to be a crowned Mr. & Ms. Ongwediva.
Some pictures of the town, students and one of the visual impaired students I am working with.
