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Brandberg Mountain
Fire Mountain: To Brandberg and Back; Big Jack 26 May 2003 To make a long story short: We survived our vacation. To make a long story long: Day –18: Wondering where to go on our holiday, I flip through a travel magazine and happen upon a stunning photo from the top of Brandberg Mountain. We …
The Tree of Life
The Tree of Life 25 April 2003 From Sera Still marking exams. It’s crunch time now though since I only have until Wednesday to finish. I’ve only got about 85 grade 11 exams left to mark. It’s slow going though, I mark at a rate of about 7 per hour. For the Easter weekend, we …
Sacrificed Ice-Cream
Sacrificed Ice-Cream 22 January 2003 From Sera: It has been 3 months since we left our homes in America. We are now settled into our new home at Ekulo Senior Secondary School, and we are finally teaching. In our cultural training, we were warned that the concept of time is different here, and that things …
Random Glimpses
Random Glimpses of my Life Here in Namibia 21 February 2003 by Sera **** Walking to school one morning after a heavy rainfall the previous night, I stop to look at a large frog swimming in the puddle outside the door to my classroom. One of my female learners spies me watching it, and offers, …
Reflections on Failure
Elusive English 1 May 2003 Hally: I don’t know. I don’t know anything anymore. Sam: You sure of that, Hally? Because it would be pretty hopeless if that was true. It would mean nothing has been learnt in here this afternoon, and there was a hell of a lot of teaching going on…one way or …
Elephant Ballet
The Elephant Ballet 31 May 2003 It’s a Saturday afternoon. All is calm at the Arcaro Rest Camp; the house is cleaned and put back in order after two weeks of vacations and visitors. I made cinnamon rolls for a late breakfast, we’ve been reading a new supply of New Yorker and Smithsonian magazines from …
saving face
Saving Face 18 March 2003 “All their customs are upside-down…” “That is very bad,” said Obierika’s eldest brother. “But what is good in one place is bad in another place.” —Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe Hello, Not too much is happening right now. I am sort of at a low point in teaching. …
A Trip to the Movies
A Trip to the Movies 14 March 2003 (from Zac) Hello Everyone, Life here at Ekulo SSS was pretty hectic here for the last week. Monday morning I woke up before five to finish a lesson plan on magnets. Teaching both science and math (11th and 12th grade level) was really starting to wear me down. …
Miss Valentine
Miss Valentine 14 February 2003 From Sera: Happy Valentine’s Day! I was greeted this morning by several learners handing me purple wildflowers they had plucked from the schoolyard. We’ve survived yet another crazy week here at “Ekulo Triple S” as the kids call it. I am starting to know my learners better, although I …
Views from the Top
Views from the Top 12 May 2003 Hello Everybody, Sera and I are in the midst of our May holiday now; concerning ourselves mostly with reading, cooking and small jobs around the house. On the 15th we have a group of friends coming to stay for a couple of nights. We are hoping to snag …