This week was HIV/AIDS week and it was culminated with a two-hour assembly in the dining room (which is consistently spelled "dinning" here despite all my efforts). There were speechs, a PowerPoint presentation (revolutionary!), and poems. The statistics for sub-Saharan Africa are staggering. Unfortunately, 700 people in a concrete room speaking softly in a second-language does not result in good acoustics. Some students also put on a short play which was very well performed (and audible too!). The kids loved seeing their fellow students perform since that is not common here.
All assemblies open and close with the Namibian national anthem. "Land of the Brave" requires a large vocal range well beyond the abilities of any foreign volunteers I know - Namibians seem to have no difficulty hitting the high notes but I have to drop an octave at least once in the song.
We recently had a four-day weekend where we drove out to Epupa Falls and went hiking along the river. Namibia only has rivers along its borders but it was absolutely gorgeous!
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Hello you two! Did you get the goat? That photo is absolutely gorgeous and we love checking in on your blog to find more adventure updates!Glad to hear you surveved report card season! We've just finished too. Do you think we could coordinate to mail you a package? Or are we too late? School supplies...? anything you can think of? Let us know! Hugs !
Hey! I LOVED this picture - so much that I've made it my new desktop background! Perhaps a little inspiration to get out of Victoria ;) Hey, could you send me or post your flicker page again? Thanks & hugs - after today I should have all my report card marks in...almost done! Ahhh! Oh, and I can play the mandolin now!!!!!! Fucking amazing!
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