First Quarter. Finished :)
I have officially finished my first quarter of teaching!
December 11th will be my 6 month mark from arriving in Ghana. Time is an odd thing. I seem to have been here forever and just arrived at the same time. While I don't feel as if I have accomplished a significant amount yet, I am happy with the roots I am putting down by getting to know the other teachers and students well and discovering how I can best help the school help themselves. Some projects that I have underway in addition to teaching are:
> an ArtShow that will happen in May 2008 in which the PCV's teaching art across Ghana will bring 2 students each to Tamale for a week long exhibition/traditional craft workshop
> a Drum/Dance Troupe fundraiser to buy the drums necesesary for beginning a Team at the Deaf School, which in the future should be able to perform at local and national events and hopefully provide a method for the school to have some petty cash- as of now the depend entirely on NGO's for supplies and so have no actual cash available for small purchases
> a roadside art stand where students can sell functional artwork and not only earn some small money but also learn about running a small business
>bringing in books to fill the new library space that are not from the 50s
So we will see how things fall into place over the next couple of quarters. Everything progresses so slowly here that there is only so much action one can take before being forced to sit back and watch things unfold.
Here is some of the random artwork I have been producing...they are all small, I might or might not make some of the on a large scale, what do you think? Any particular ones?
