Life in Opuwo

First of all, yes, I know, no pictures yet. Sigh. I have them all ready here, on my nice flash drive, and this old computer at a random hostel will not recognize it (I'm just surprised there are USB ports). So, as soon as I find a computer that does work, they will come.

Anyway. I am in Opuwo, and have been here since Saturday night. It was an interesting 12 hour adventure getting here from Windhoek, though it should have been more like 8 hours. Yeah, drivers tend to take the time for random errands here. I got to my place, which is at the end of a long, empty hallway. It is an old hostel, and mine is the only serviceable room. I started out without running water, no stove, no bed, no fridge. I now have a stove, a nice bed, a fridge, a dresser, and occasional running water (that is the most annoying thing, let me tell you). But other things are good. The teachers and learners have been so nice to me, and try to help as best they can. And Opuwo itself is surrounded by beautiful scenery, with mountains and a plateau visible.

Teaching itself has been hard. We have no textbooks for the learners, and really my room consists of a chalkboard and sometimes chalk. Challenging. Carmen has helped a lot in keeping me de-stressed, as well as seeing Ayoola (another volunteer) last weekend. It's been a tough week, but it's getting better, and I did come here to challenge myself.

There's lots more to say, but I'll try to save some of it until I can post some pictures. Needless to say, I wouild love emails saying hello. Bye bye.