A really pretty picture of Mena and Seiko at the opening ceremony.This week is “Education Week”, which caused for a parade and ceremony on Monday, and no school in the afternoon. Friday will probably be similar with a closing ceremony that will make for a nice easy week.
Parade and Opening ceremony pictures:
SK, a WorldTeach volunteer from Majuro is staying with us right now to work with some of the high school students on college planning. Megan, a WorldTeach volunteer from an outer island was supposed to be visiting this week as well, but her plane broke down (Air Marshall Islands flies to the outer islands and is also referred to as Air Maybe, as more flights are probably cancelled than fly).
As our water was reaching dangerously low levels, someone turned on the Gugeegue fresh water reservoir that we didn’t even know about. Our A/C in our apartment broke yesterday, and while AC is a definite luxury here that we could probably live without, we’re ready to get it back for the sake of our computers and appliances at least! We are also in the process of possibly getting internet in our apartment, and we are no longer getting the 6 military channels we were getting because something happened to our antenna. So in sum, we are up water and possibly internet, and down tv and AC. Keep in mind, all of these are complete luxuries that most of the WorldTeach volunteers couldn’t even fathom having.
This week should be quick, and after one more week of school, Morgan and I are going to visit Kosrae during Spring break- an island in the Federated States of Micronesia.
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