Good morning from Omaha!
I officially finished my junior year! Two down. One to go. With all A's and one B+ (that 300-level
Botany class really snuck up on me), I landed a 3.88 GPA for the semester,
boosting my cumulative from a 3.56 to a 3.67! I was really wanting that 4.0
semester, but I still have 2 semesters left to achieve that goal. I won't stop
until I get there!
It's down to less than a month before I embark on my trip to
Africa! With part of my belongings in storage in Ames, and part at home in
Omaha, I can finally begin to think about packing. I found the skirts that I will need (modest
and below the knee) in my mom’s closest and the work pants that I will need at
the outlet mall.
Since my last post, my internship coordinators and professors have
asked me to teach in one of the three primary schools in the area. I was
originally a bit disappointed when I didn’t think I would be able to teach, so
I was excited by this change of events!
English, my favorite subject, would be a complete joy! Any subject that requires reading would be
great as well. Math? Well, as a child, I would always tell my mom,
“math makes my brain hurt!”
I will be teaching mathematics, more specifically fractions, twice
a week to fifth graders at a school called Naluwoli. I am extremely nervous for
this portion of my internship because I did not expect it. Although the
children speak English, like any other English-speaking country the language is
very different from the English we speak in America. Thankfully, I will have a
partner teacher from my bi-national team member from Makerere University. Even
though math has always been a shaky subject for me, I am excited to work in a
team to teach these children. I've spent
the past five summers nannying and so I have a lot of experience and love for
working with kids!
XOXO
Kerri
