It is so exciting! We met with the teachers today,
and we don't quite know what we are doing, but everyone is so dedicated and
really wants to be here and make a commitment to this program. We originally
had planned to meet with the teachers for training and such at 9:30 this
morning, so yesterday Clemence called all of them to make sure they were
coming. A curse and a blessing was put in our laps. We met with a government
official out of the blue! On a Saturday! The district commissioner that we met
the other day set it up for us when he saw how important reading camp is. (I am
not sure what the man's title is that we met with today, but they said he is
higher up than a governor). BUT he could only meet at 10 a.m. in Limbe! This meant
we were not able to get back to Tiko for the training until 2 p.m., and it had
been to late to contact all of the teachers. However, they were all there
waiting for us when we got back! It was incredible! They just stayed and waited
for us to come. That would never happen in the US.
Twenty minutes and people would have left. There is so much
commitment and dedication. I am anxious, nervous, and exciting for this coming
week!
Have no idea what is to come, but trying to keep an open
mind and an open heart.
Oh! And I forgot to mention that they don't have
children's books here! Like, they don't exist in Cameroon at all! So that makes
it extra special and exciting that we have books to give to the kids. :)
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