So this last weekend a large number of Peace Corps Volunteers gathered at the home office in Kingston to meet for committees. I went to the computer group and our project will be to bring around 100 computers into the country to distribute to different communities. A fine project. The next day we met to elect the Peace Corps "student council" like group. I have to say that the best part of the weekend was getting to stay with some of the US Embassy employees! Up at Powell Plaza, named after the general, it was simply beautiful. The apartments were very nice and our host family there treated us to a great dinner with hot showers and A/C. Quite a treat. Thanks again to my host family!!
Back at the high school, I think I'm ready to further my aspirations for starting a digital photography club at the school. For those of you who have old digital cameras, or can spend a couple bucks to purchase a really cheap digital camera to send to me, it would be greatly appreciated. I want to teach the kids the basics of photography and display some of their creations on the walls as well as in a web site. The address you can send the cameras is on this blog.
Not much else is going on. I've been having a hard time with some of the students who are using the computer labs. All of a sudden (or was I just not catching them before???) the kids are looking at pornography. They aren't even trying to hide it! I'm sitting right there and I kick one out of the lab and make a big deal about it, and then I turn around and somebody else is looking at it! I'm trying to come up with some strategies but for now I'm just not letting anyone use the labs outside their class time.
Over all things are settling in here and I've been enjoying the experience. I miss you all and thank you for your continued support.
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