My new roomie has moved in and she is so very nice. The first day she arrived she started blasting Celine Dion songs and singing along. In that instant I knew we would get along quite nicely! There isn’t very much I think is worth reporting as of this moment but I hear from several people that they enjoy the blog posts so I will do my best to write about anything that comes to mind.
The other night I taught some of my colleagues how to play Uno. Yes, they got just as frustrated with the length of the game as I’m sure a lot of us do. Also, skipping people on purpose or giving them a draw four. I think that these things transcend any kind of culture barrier and bring out the competitive side of anyone. Yesterday I taught some of my 8A learners how to play Peggle after school. They were fascinated with watching me play and it drew a rather large crowd. I’ve been drawing a lot of attention to myself lately after getting the puppy. I often hear learners crying out “HUNTER!” when I walk by with him. My roomie Indira has told me that in fact I had a misconception about dogs around here. She said that they are a must in any of the traditional households. She also said that when you are dating someone you must go to their house and then you have to be invited back in order to properly be accepted into the family. Must be so much pressure!
I have also found out pretty quickly that people run their mouths a lot here. They love to talk and gossip about the latest and greatest news. I try to keep my life private here but it’s quite hard when learners and colleagues watch what I do and see things. For example, on the weekends when I’ve been going to Ongwediva, I know of several learners that have apparently seen me with my volunteer friends. They write about it in their compositions about their weekends “I saw Ms. Chelsea with her friends but did not say hi”. Or, “I saw Ms. Chelsea with her friend and her puppy and she looked very happy”.
I am very happy to have the puppy here for some company. However, just like a baby at a month old, he sleeps at odd times like…say….all day long. Then at night, he stays up and cries at me while I’m trying to go to sleep. I feel bad for my roommate because she didn’t really ask for this. She has been really great though saying that she doesn’t mind and she’s the auntie for Hunter. He has also been getting quite attached to my friend Jerry who allows him to bite his ankles. Just what I need after having Tobias Sassafrass Ewing (Toby)in the family at home is another ankle biter! J
As promised, here is the video from orientation with me in it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HizOkVoKMs&feature=youtu.be
Peace and Love,
Chelsea
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