So I’ve been contemplating posting about this for the past
couple of weeks and decided to wait. As you all know, I am extending my
contract through WorldTeach to come back to Namibia next year. The part that I
haven’t shared yet and have just sorted out is that I will not be staying at my
site anymore. I have very mixed emotions about this reality. I can tell you
that I will miss my learners and I will miss my village. Yes I called it my
village but that’s because it’s felt like my home this year. On the bright
side, I will make wherever my new site is my new home. Home is where your heart
is and for the time being, my heart is in Africa. That is not to say that I
don’t have a home where my family is but where my passion is remains here with
me in Namibia.
I am not sure where my new site will be yet but I will
hopefully find that out this week. I am sure you are all wondering…why is she
leaving Onambutu? I could go through the whole thing with you but ultimately
the answer was that my school has too many teachers for next year and has no
room for a volunteer. So, I will leave it simple as that and move onto the next
adventure here. I have two months left with my learners and I plan on enjoying
this precious time that we have left. You may also be asking yourselves, why
stay and extend if you aren’t staying at your school? Well, I said that I
believe my time here isn’t finished and I meant it. Whether it is here or
another place I feel passionately about volunteering and teaching in Namibia. I
have grown to love Namibia and the challenges and rewards it has brought me.
It’s not easy but if someone ever told you life was easy, they were lying.
Ready for some random information? The baby goat that I
wrote about a few posts back was found by its mother two days later and is
still alive. Also, I have come to terms with the fact that Hunter is no longer
my dog. He doesn’t really come around here anymore because he has found a new
loving home with the learners at my principal’s house. They simply adore him
and rave about how nice it is to have him living there. One of my 8A learners
was telling me that Hunter is now used to him and follows him when he is
walking. He also told me that Hunter was named perfectly because he loves to
hunt animals while they are out in the bush together. It makes me smile to
think that this boy found a best friend in Hunter. Hunter was there for me when
I needed it at the beginning of this experience and now I can rest assured that
he is well fed and well loved. The boy knew how much I missed Hunter and walked
him back to my area yesterday. I was shocked when I heard someone walking into
my house and pushing open the door to my room. It was Hunter, all alone and
very excited to see me. He found his way back to the house and into my arms
once again. I spent a few hours with him and we walked into the village
together. I couldn’t say goodbye so it was a see you soon and I walked into my
house for the night. When I woke up this morning he was gone but I am thankful
for the visit.
