A few months ago when a dental group came to visit, one of the Espwa students enrolled in university, brought a few of his friends to get checkups. We were pleasantly surprised when six confident, beautiful women walked in the gate behind him. As they waited in their chairs to be seen by the dentist … Continue reading
Three days a week this summer, the kids filed diligently into the secondary schools for English classes. A line of students from the girl’s village and a line from the boy’s village met at the school with fading blue paint. In each classroom one of the older boys taught the students–pointing to the board and having … Continue reading
So this week I had my first experience teaching students as the History Day Intern for the Ohio Historical Society. I started off the day with a pleasant drive to Olentangy. It’s incredible how completely different Ohio looks just 20 minutes down the road. The long street was lined with … Continue reading
Today I found myself in Gray Chapel (or University Hall) as it’s called on our course schedules. I don’t have any classes in this beautiful building this semester, but I had to run in for some reason today and was a little taken aback by the quiet. Everyone must have been in class because the … Continue reading
