Today was my first day at my internship...it has been a long time coming! I was actually really nervous, I think because it was truly my first time to do something completely without the group or anyone from the group. I fought back the feelings of abandonment, good practice for my homestay tomorrow! The schools in Namibia are on recess right now, and don't go back until the 8th, so most of the center's programs are on hold until then. That means that I don't get to jump right into whatever project I decide to work on, but hopefully next week that will become more clear. For today, I mostly talked to the administrative assistant and I met my supervisor in the last hour I was there.
Even though the center doesn't have official programs running during school break, they still do feeding and youth programs. So I helped out with that today, per usual I played with kids! One little girl took a nap on me for 2 hours and I read Bible stories aloud. I feel fairly overwhelmed because I don't know a whole lot about the organization yet, or what I will be doing, and I don't know Katatura very well. But I am sure all of those things will come to me eventually, and hopefully next week will have more clarity.
Tomorrow we start our homestays in Windhoek, which is another transition. I am apparently staying with a single mum and her 3 kids, (all around my age) and she is a schoolteacher. It is going to be hard doing a homestay for 10 days and without someone from the group, but at least we will see each other during the day for classes. I am also hoping to fit in some gym time! Also, today I got my first piece of mail in my little mailbox, it was very exciting...thank you Calli :)
So I will have updates about all of that as things happen...miss you all!
Hey Hannah!
ReplyDeleteYeah, the urban homestay gets a little chaotic in terms of running around from CGE to your family's house all the time. You will miss the CGE kids a lot by the end of it. But you'll appreciate them more afterwards. And take advantage of all the opportunities you can with your family. If you get along well, you can continue to see them throughout the semester. Let me tell you, sometimes it's nice to be able to go have dinner with your host family and get out of the house. I maintained a good relationship with the Williams' until the end. Also, keep your eyes peeled for cool people. A lot of kids from our year met friends on their homestay, and I even met the boyfriend I had for the rest of my time in Nam. I will have to have him take you out sometime. He's pretty amazing. Ok, have fun!
Love, Ky