Hunter's Visit

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.

 Peace and Love,

Chels