kenya project 09.

“the vibrations in the bass are loosening the mucous in my lungs.”
- dave in our obnoxious Mandela matatu on our way to school

yesterday marked the end of our fifth week of training, meaning we have just one more school to pour our passion and energy into. its bittersweet to think that the end of project is now closer than the beginning. earlier this year, in around january or february, we (the qho team) had a meeting to discuss how we would motivate each other in the event that one or some of us became "burnt out" during project. as necessary as it was to prepare for this situation, reading comments like "i hope you return because i really learned and gained a lot from you" or "i hope you keep your spirit because it helps us as youth" make it just about impossible to be anything but eager to return to the classroom the next day.

this week, we taught the form ones and twos at athinai secondary school. i have no idea how the week flew by so fast, but teaching the form ones was such a pleasure and i'm continually learning from the students. the final assembly with the entire school presented us with one of the most lively and enthusiastic crowds we've seen yet. they were all chanting for vanice to say a speech but we were running out of time, as is the case in most situations at school.

“at the beginning of the week, WE were the teachers and YOU were the students. but today, we are ALL teachers with the power to share the knowledge we’ve gained with others in the community.” this is the message we leave with the students at the end of each week of training. its crazy to think that we’ll only be delivering this message once more. as sad as i am to realize that this is quickly coming to an end, i’m soo excited to see everyone teach at their best this final week.

thank you all so much for your love and support, and for following the blog.

love, chelel