Monday, November 10, 2008

Well things are good here in Mozambique. I am on a site visit her in Xai-Xai (Pronounced, Shy-Shy) It is right on the beautiful atlantic ocean, with an amazing view and amazing weather. We spent all of yesterday hanging out at the beach and relaxing with other Peace Corps volunteers. I will be here for a few more days and then back to Naamacha, for the rest of my training. The training is intense and at times frustrating, but I think in the long run it will be well worth it. The Portugese language is hard, and I am worried that when I get to site I will not need it as much as some of the other volunteers. I am a teacher trainer, which means I will be at a university type institution, where everyone speaks english and will expect me to speak english to them. Some of the other volunteers will actually be teaching students in Portugese, so there language will be much better. I will be teaching adults effective ways of teaching students english in the primary and secondary schools. So I guess that means that I have to be really proactive with my community to speak as much portugese to them as possible, so that I don´t loose what I have already learned. It has been fun to see an institution in which I might be teaching at and living at for the next few years. There are several that I could be at. I could be at one just about an hour outside Maputu, one in the Tete province, up north or Namacha. The family in Naamacha is great! Everyday, I go to school for most of the day and then come home and study portugese or play with the kids or sometimes help with the cooking or cleaning around the house. It´s a simple day, but it seams to be packed with lots of activities. Other than that, life is good!

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