Last night we had a baai (cookout/social gathering around our fire) with Hopson and his sister, Dali and his good friend Pandu.Pandu is from Namibia and he was the one that took us around Katutura.Dali cooked traditional porridge and cabbage for us while Hopson cooked some sort of meat and chicken.The porridge was a little weird to me because it looked like mashed potatoes, but it tasted like glue and could roll into a ball like rubber.But, I loved the cabbage…...

I survived my first day of teaching in an African school!I had to be at the school by 7:10am and I get out of school at 13:15 or 1:15pm.Much shorter school day. They have no time in between classes, but they do have two 15 minute breaks.During the first break, it is still pretty chilly so they stay inside or in a sunny spot.By the second break, everyone is outside talking, listening to music or playing a unique game of soccer.I will explain in a minute.Peter Omur...

This morning was very laid back while my mom and Hopson were writing. They have a proposal due soon. We did some laundry and I hung clothing outside for the first time. Lol New experience. In the afternoon, my mom and I went to Dan Viljoen. It is a game reserve for all types of animals about 20-30 minutes outside the city. Once there you could either hike or drive around. We did a combination of both. Our taxi driver was extremely nice and agreed to t...

I'm not even sure if I can put today into words.I will start from a happier stand point.This morning my mom and I walked into the city; about a 15 minute walk since we are so close.She needed to get a few things and find a travel agency so we can get to Etosha Pan and/or Victoria Falls and I needed to find an ATM that excepted MasterCard as well as I wanted to look around more.Windhoek is like any other major city except not quite as big as American cities.Stores...

Talk about being thrown into Namibian culture.I actually slept in this morning, but when I woke up I started working on lesson plans.I had to look up a few words too because some of their math terms are different.For instance, mensuration is measurement. LolAfter that I just hung out for awhile until Hopson got back from doing his research. Hopson took me around the city showing me the main streets like Independence and Robert Magubi (the president).I think my...