I'll Be Teaching...

English at Leone High School on the main island!  The placement could change up until the first day of school (August 13), but right now I am so thankful to be placed on the main island.  There will be 2 or possibly 3 other volunteers with me at the school. 

WorldTeach requires volunteers write Handover Letters to give to the volunteers that will be taking their places.  I was given three letters.  While reading the letters I have found out that I  will being sharing an apartment with the other volunteers and our landlord (husband and wife) lives next door.  The landlords are Mormon and their 5 grandchildren (under 10 years old) live with them.  So even though I won’t be teaching little kids I will be able to still interact with them.  I don’t think where I will be living is right on the beach.  The letters said that the best swimming area is a 30 minutes walk away.  The school is a 20 minutes walk.  There are a few small stores near by and a Laundromat near the apartment.     

The village of Leone was one of the hardest hit areas in 2009 when a tsunami hit.  Most of the lower portion of the village was destroyed or damaged.  From what I have read the area is still pretty torn up and families are still living I FEMA tents beside the ruins of their homes.   

PRAXIS update:  I received my official Praxis scores last week and I passed all three tests! That was the final “door” that needed to open to allow me to go to American Samoa.  So I guess that means that the countdown is on…20 days.