Fayne
Pronounced "fine," this is a word that I'm using honestly lately as others ask "how da body," or "how are you doing?" "Fayne" takes the place of several dozen English adjectives, including fine, beautiful, okay, well, wonderful, and pretty much every positive response you can think of. Life is going well here in Sierra Leone. Though the challenges still remain, my heart is at peace and I am becoming accustomed to more of the things that were once thorns in my side. The dogs and generator sounds have entered the background as I lay my head to sleep. The heat has not been so bad of late, although it did feel quite warm today as I went for a 2.4 mile run.
We began teaching classes at Lighthouse last week. I have six students broken up evenly in two math classes. These “kids” are in their mid to late teens, but operate at a third to fourth grade math level. These kids should have learned what we’re going over years ago during the civil war. The education system must have shut down during those years. The education system here is still corrupt and in shambles. I’ve enjoyed teaching and I think (and hope) that the kids are improving as well as enjoying some of it.
I apologize for the brevity of this post; I intended it to be much longer, but I’ve spent 2.5 hours in this Internet café and it is time to go eat chicken. If I don’t leave soon, I will not have enough cash left to dine. I wish you all well. If you have emailed me, I again ask for your patience in my reply. I don’t get in front of a computer much, which is both a blessing and an annoyance. I thank you for your patience.
