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| My student and her newborn baby |
Vida meaning life in
Kriol has changed a lot for me since I last posted 6 moths ago. I am now living on the island of Fogo in a town where just about everyone is family, where time doesn't seem to exist and just by going with the flow things tend to work out, and where I sometimes feel like I'm living in Brockton, Massachusetts instead of Cape Verde. As I am asked a few times a day by people in my community
Vida e sabi? or life is good? my response is always yes my life is good! My favorite part about my life here as a volunteer is teaching and forming relationships with my students inside and outside of the classroom. I never imagined that I would enjoy teaching, but now it's something that puts a huge smile on my face. The other day in class I asked my 11th graders to work in pairs and write as many sentences in English as they could using the connector
so. When they were finished and they read some of their sentences to me, an overwhelming feeling of joy rushed through me and I couldn't wipe the smile off my face as I told them all how proud I was. It's these small moments that make my time here invaluable. It's a wonderful feeling being able to be a part of my student's lives not only at school but in the community as well. Yesterday I took some students to the beach and as we were leaving they were already planning the next activity they wanted to do together. I am learning a lot here in Cape Verde and will take what I've learned on the next step of my journey. Unfortunately Cape Verde is closing as a Peace Corps post in September and I will be transferring to Mozambique. It will be a difficult transition leaving this country that I have come to love so much, but I know that there will be more students to help and many more unique and wonderful experiences to be had as I continue my service as a volunteer. I have 7 more months in Cape Verde and I am not going to take a single moment for granted, because I've learned that it's the small moments in life that really count.
