They did the monster mash!

Last week my good friend Charlotte came by for a visit.  She was in Nairobi helping to organize training for the new trainees.  She had a few extra days so she made the trip north to Meru and Maua.  Unfortunately the weather did not cooperate as it was cold and rainy during her entire visit.  But it was a good time.  Charlotte is deaf and I made her visit every class and brag about herself.  It is very important for the students to see a successful deaf person.  They and I miss her already.  It was a fun few days.

Today and tomorrow we have exams.  This is always a frustrating and disheartening time because as I have mentioned before the tests are really pathetic and therefore are a terrible measure of the students’ abilities.  There was one entertaining moment in the day when a lizard came into the classroom and scared everyone.  It caught everyone off guard but its not nearly as terrifying as a bird flying into the classroom.

Next Wednesday I will be joining a few other volunteers to meet the new trainees at the airport.  I am very excited!  I haven’t left my site at all in the past two months and I need a break.  The arrival of the new trainees reminds me of how I felt when I first arrived in Kenya.  I had no idea what I was in for.  I can’t believe its been almost one year.

Happy Halloween!