Hi everyone! I'm sorry that it has taken me a month before I was able to get anything up on my blog. I have been sitting at this computer in my school lab for over half an hour just to be able to load the internet site up and begin typing. Oh dial-up internet... I'm not going to go into great length about my trip so far in this entry. I am just writing to let everyone know that I am alive and well, and have been at my school placement for 2 weeks now. I really l...

2 weeks until my departure, so I should probably fill everyone in on a little bit about my year ahead... Upon my arrival in Namibia (January 1) I stay with my volunteer group to complete orientation and teacher training in Windhoek (capital of Namibia) and surrounding areas. After a few weeks we all then depart to our assigned schools to start our year of teaching! I'm stationed at Shaanika Noshilongo Secondary School in a small town called Okahao in the Omusat...