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Kenya: Nairobi

Tuesday December 27th, 2011 Leave a Comment

Kenya: Nairobi

In the one-week October break, I had the opportunity to travel to Kenya for the week. Jen C (who is English) was celebrating her 40th Birthday with a trip to Nairobi and then on to the Maasai Mara National Park and a safari. She invited me to be part of the group of five, and … [Read More »]

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Grade 7 Retreat to Langano

Friday November 25th, 2011 4 Comments

Grade 7 Retreat to Langano

Each year during the last week of the first term, all the middle school and high school classes at Bingham get involved in community service activities and take part in a retreat of some kind in various parts of Ethiopia.  The Grade 7s went to Langano and helped out at the Langano Elementary School, which … [Read More »]

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School Days

Thursday September 15th, 2011 5 Comments

Now that we are three weeks into the school year, I have enough of an idea of the daily routine here to be able to describe it for you!  My job description here at Bingham is officially Grade 7 Homeroom and Bible teacher, and ESL and learning support teacher. The school day begins for staff … [Read More »]

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A Traditional Coffee Ceremony

Thursday September 15th, 2011 9 Comments

A Traditional Coffee Ceremony

One of the best parts of our orientation programme was the opportunity to visit the homes of some of Bingham’s Ethiopian employees for a traditional coffee ceremony.  I went to the home of Embet, who is the houseworker for several Bingham families.  She is a delightful woman who lives about a 20 minute walk from … [Read More »]

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The Amazing Race

Monday September 12th, 2011 4 Comments

The Amazing Race

One of the treats the new Bingham staff had in store for us for our orientation was The Amazing Race.  It was organised by existing staff, and I think was a thinly-disguised initiation ritual!  (Just kidding, it was loads of fun!)  The idea was to get us to use the local taxis and to follow … [Read More »]

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  • I'm not saying today was a bad day. It was quite good. My three classes were lovely. The relief lesson I had to cover went well. I solved some of the problems on my list (but not as fast as I added more). It was just busy. Very busy. And it drove me to junk food and wine. I must remember to take a lunch break, eat and go to the loo at some point tomorrow. #therearenocaloriesinthefirstweekofschool #busybusybusy #idoubticaneatitall
  • My new BBQ works a treat. Prepare for the culinary experimentation. Tonight: ginger soy chicken and grilled vegetables. #competingwithmybrother
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