good thoughts of PC

Things are getting exciting here. I’m teaching some teachers how to write grants and they are coming up with good projects for the university. One teacher is writing a grant to conduct 30 teacher trainings throughout the next school year, which would be amazing for their professional development. My job has transitioned from teaching conversational English classes to being more of a support for the teachers. I like this position more because it makes me feel less like I am coming in and taking over their jobs and more like I am transferring new skills and helping people see their potential. Last week I went to a teacher training convention with some of the teachers I work with and had a chance to team teach with a local teacher and present different teaching methods. It’s taken 10 months but I now feel like I’m getting the wheels turning and my community is starting to see what we can do together. At the beginning, I didn’t fully understand why Peace Corps is 2 years but now I see that it has really taken some time for people to trust and respect me before anything else can happen.

Sitting in the internet cafe and it is filled with English. So interesting being on the other side of the world and people find English as the common language. I'm off to sneak attach Brock in Tallas and run a teacher training. Oh, and the weather is getting WARM!!