Tuesday, January 12, 2010

My First Day of School

2:30, 3:30, 5:00 (am) – Wake up, unable to sleep. Jet-lagged.

5:00 – Get out of bed and start getting ready for the day.

7:00 – Arrive at school. No one is there.

7:40-8:30 – Teachers start to arrive.

9:00 – Principal's briefing to the teachers.

9:30-5:00 – Collecting school fees from learners and parents. No time for breaks or food.

[Greeted new learners and my learners from last year. So excited to see all of them again!]

[Light rain from 12-3 ; torrential downpour off and on from 3-5...]

5:10 – Walk home barefoot through flooded school ground in ankle-deep water.

5:12 – Get home.

5:14 – Kill 2 cockroaches

5:20 – Make dinner

6:00 – Call Windhoek airport regarding lost luggage. One of two bags has been retrieved.

7:00 – Watch Ratatouille, blog, wash dinner dishes, sweep up and throw out dead cockroaches.

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