Muli bwanji!
Posted by Julie L on June 9th, 2009
I’ve been in Lilongwe for almost a month already, time is going by so fast! I’ve slowly settling into lessons at the secondary school where I’m teaching Form 1 English, and ESL conversation classes at the vocational school. I’ll also be starting up a French club in an effort to try to help the refugees who’ve come from French-speaking countries maintain their French. Working in the refugee camp makes for an amazing experience but it can also be heartbreaking at times.
On the other hand, working with the WUSC Student Refugee Program students has been so exciting. It was impossible not to get swept up in the excitement of the moment when the students finally found out which universities they’d be attending in the fall and I was so glad to be able to participate in their pre-departure orientation.
I’ve included a picture of the JRS schools in Dzaleka Camp as well as a picture of the WUSC students after their orientation session – coming soon to Canada!
Julie
