Period Power!
This past month we have gone on a mission to promote menstrual hygiene and health at my school. May 28 was World Menstrual Hygiene Day to raise awareness about period […]
Tag Archives: Peace Corps Volunteer
Camp GLOW – South!
In the middle of April, as Term One came to a close, 39 learners from the 2 southern regions of Namibia came together for Camp GLOW South – Girls and […]
Student Friendly Schools
In addition to our primary and secondary projects, Peace Corps volunteers also work on projects outside of their communities by serving on working groups and committees. Committees are usually used […]
Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Thanksgiving is my favourite holiday. Not because of the history, mind. Thanksgiving has a pretty violent and unhappy history, despite what the history textbooks and elementary school […]
For the Love of Reading
I grew up with a love of reading. It was my favourite part of school – especially when we got to go to the library to check out new books. […]
The Fam was in Nam!
Term 2 finished successfully without a hitch – and without a surgery, and hopefully Term 3 will keep up the trend! My parents arrived in Namibia on August 18th and […]
Peace Corps Goal One
The first goal of the Peace Corps Mission states: To help the people of interested countries in meeting their need for trained men and women. This is the part of […]
Peace Corps 101
For the next few weeks I will be writing a series of posts about the Peace Corps and what it is. It’s kind of like a crash course – so […]
May Break
My first end-of-term break as a teacher started a week earlier than everyone else’s since I had to go to Windhoek for surgery. My first two weeks off from school […]
Day of the African Child
June 16th is the Day of the African Child! The Day of the African Child was initiated by the Organisation of African Unity to honor the Soweto Uprising of 1976. […]
Roaming Romary 