I'm trying to be a bit more positive this entry:) Seriously, things are starting to look up. I spent a sort of relaxing weekend with Ysmaille's family. They were very gracious and I spent a lot of time reading a book and hiking the mountains. I stayed at Coram Deo for a few nights and it was nice to catch up with everyone. I didn't do too much for carnival because I was nervous about going downtown. It turns out that 3 people died, which is quite tame for Haiti:)
I am now back living with Jenny. Ysmaille finally put up the barriers last night and they worked. Max has so far not figured out a way to escape but he spent a lot of time staring at them in confusion and then whining. Our invertor works some of the time. The water pumps work and we even got enough hydro last night that some things froze in the freezer!!!
I had a workshop/staff meeting on Wedneday this week for the teachers. It went over fairly well. They are never super enthusiastic but they did listen somewhat attentively and were interested in the various math manipulatives I introduced. Of course their favourite part were the math games and they inevitably became quite competitive.
I am experiencing the regular Feb/March blues that I think everyone experience the world over regardless of it they have winter. I just feel tired a lot and when a new challenge arises instead of tackling it head on I want to crawl back in bed and wait until it solves itself:) I'm sure I'll snap out of it and renew my enthusiasm for my work. I think after a while you get used to the challenges of Haiti and they don't tire you out so much.
We continue to have very limited hydro so I apologize again to all those people who have e-mailed me and have not yet received a reply.
1 comment:
Yay, another post!!
Glad things are looking up. 17 more days until spring officially arrives in Canada--is it the same in Haiti??
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