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I’ve spent a couple of hours every afternoon rehearsing with the recorder groups ready for their performance at the parents’ day at the school on Sunday. One of the best players, a girl, has not been present and today I found out it is because she is helping with the corn planting in the fields at the moment. It’s a hard life for girls and women here in
I’ve managed to finish off the last few admin things, tried as best I can to explain what I have left behind and what is happening next year, trying to get the college to hire the two guys who have been working with me. I have also added lots of my documents to the college computer, including recorder sheets and music. I’ve given recorder-related sheets and music to the local school and it will be interesting to find out how long any of it continues.
We’re well into the rainy season now, with very heavy downpours and storms at least every other day.
The water has been off for 3 days, and the electricity is off more than 50% of the time.
I think I am still blocking my feelings about leaving. Like I said before, I certainly won’t miss the lack of electricity and water etc, but I will miss the people, especially the ones I have worked closely with and the recorder group children. Maybe it will hit me on Monday after I have gone.
My plan is:
Fri 26 June: Last day at work
Sat 27: Clearing out the house and starting to pack (only 40kg and 2 cases back to the
Sun 28: Parents’ day at local school + final packing
Mon 29: Driven (hopefully all the way) to Bahir Dar (5 hour drive – half on rough roads)
Tue 30: Day in Bahir Dar, then night flight to
Wed 01 July: Get my police clearance (to say I haven’t committed any crimes in
Thu 02: Day in Addis
Fri 03: Exit Interview at VSO
Sat 04: 2am to Airport for 4:30 flight via
My next entry will probably be from Addis on Wednesday or Thursday.
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