Surprise! A new blog post! For those who still even bother to check out my blog, it has finally paid off! I apologize for my absence and wish I had a good excuse but I’ve just been caught up in the routine of life here. I’m going to make an honest effort to update more frequently though, I promise.
Well last time I wrote the last term was about to begin and now it is about to end. It’s considerably shorter than the first two which has its advantages and disadvantages. On one hand, it’s only 9 weeks which is great; get in and get out. This however, has led to a lack of motivation from the teachers and the students. It seems we’ve all been telling ourselves from the beginning “it’s almost over.” Overall the term has gone well though. I’ve been much busier teaching English to students, teachers and the employees at the health center, running the girls club and the English club, all in addition to my regular classes. I’m also working with other PCVs to plan a GLOW camp (Girls Leading Our World). The camp will take place at the end of November for 5 days and is for girls 14-18 years. It has a focus on leadership skills, decision making, building self-esteem all in relation to HIV/AIDS and general well-being. I’m working with an awesome group of volunteers so I’m happy to have the opportunity to help out.
We’re down to only 2 weeks of classes, a week and a half of exams and then we’re done for about 2 months! I can’t wait! A lot of my time will be spent planning the GLOW camp but I also plan to work on getting a library set up at school and some other small projects as well. In my free time I hope to visit other volunteers and see more of the country.
And for Christmas I will be in Paris! I can barely contain my excitement! I was going back and forth for a while about what I wanted to do and had pretty much decided I was going to stay here. But then my friend Theresa brought it up again, ticket prices went down and the thought of Paris at Christmas is hard to resist! We are going rent an apartment while we are there, which is what really sold me on the idea. I love the idea of wandering around the Paris neighborhoods, going to the local markets and bakeries and coming home, cooking a meal and watching a movie (while drinking lots of wine of course!). I’m not interested in a jam-packed sightseeing vacation. I’m sure we’ll get to plenty of museums, but what I really want is to relax, celebrate Christmas with my friends and enjoy all I’ve been missing from the Western world. And in my opinion, Paris is about the best place on earth to do that!
Well that’s really about all that’s going on here. Check back again, I promise to write more soon. If you have any questions about anything, please let me know, I could use some blog ideas!
And if you have any Paris tips please send them my way!
All my love,
Annie
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