Things a movin

So I'm happy to report that today I had my second photography class at the high school.  I have 13 students which is a great number.  There are 5 cameras that are usable, but decided to break the students into groups of three (one group of 4) and just use 4 cameras for now.  There are actually three more cameras that were donated but they didn't include the charging supply.  I have to research replacement power plugs.  Anyways I taught a basic lesson on camera settings, and then gave the first assignment of portrait.  The kids were really excited to get the cameras, the first cameras I think most of them have ever used.  I'm not sure that the fresh batteries will last very long because it was like a night club with all the flashes going off.  Their assignment is to get three shots each and turn them in by next Tuesday.  I'll post some of the results when I get them.  I actually want to get a website going but maybe I'll just use blogspot here.  That might be a good plan actually.

I also got involved with two new agencies.  The Perish PDC (Public Development Committee I think...) and my towns Heath and Agriculture Associations.  I'll be helping them write project proposals to get government funding.  It's going to help keep me busy in the summer months so I'm pretty excited.

Well anyway just wanted to let you all know that things are on an upswing here and I feel like I'm getting to do more of the work that I wanted to do.  Oh and I'm getting a bicycle!  Gonna ride to work now and get a little more exercise.

Bye for now

Long Overdue

Approaching the midpoint in my service I find myself in a routine.  The newness of the experience is wearing off and I feel like my job at the high school is just like any other job.  Kind of doing the daily grind.  So I'm now on a quest to spice things up.  My lack of posting is due to a lack of interesting things occurring, so please forgive me.  There is a homeless shelter that is asking for volunteers in a nearby town that I'm going to check out.  The photography club is just about ready to kick off, and the business association is planning new activities for the year so my life should become bloggable soon.

Good news with my literacy student though, he is really improving and followed through with an assignment to read 3 books.  I think I'm going to set up a reading program like I had in the library when I was a kid for the summer time.  For every X number of books he reads he gets a prize.  Lunch at KFC or something.  

I'll be looking for summer activities as well, the school always has stuff going on and computers to fix and viruses to kill, but I'll need extra things to keep me busy.  Now that the equipment is all setup, it feels like I've already accomplished my goal here, so its off to find new goals and new challenges.

Oh one more point about computer viruses, if your a virus creator and happen to come across this blog, please die.  Die, die, die, die and die.  In computer challenged countries, a virus can knock out all the computers at a school for months.  My school is lucky to have antivirus supplied by the ministry of education, but it still takes me and the tech at the school a whole lot of time fighting them... ok phew that was some negative energy getting out.  I feel better now.

Oh I had a great birthday by the way, thanks for all my good birthday wishes on Facebook and my friends here making my day special.  Plus loved ones back home.