I have less than two weeks to tie up all my loose ends!! My last day at work is May 28th and I will leave Defiance on June 1st. I just received an email from the CDU or Country Desk Unit giving us more information on training and specifically what we'll be doing our first week. Everything is pretty regimented. This is what training looks like for the first 9 weeks:
Week 1 - Technical and Language Overview
Week 2 - Community Based Training (CBT)
Week 3 and 4 - Site Visit with Current Volunteers
Week 5 - Community Based Training (CBT)
Week 6-7 - CBT
Week 8 - On the job training (Actual site visit)
Language assessment
Week 9 - Administrative Details
Swearing-in/Departure to site
They also sent me useful Sesotho phrases. I'm still not sure how to pronounce everything! I can't wait to hear it spoken. Below are a few really important ones:
Lumela (pronounced Dumela) Hello
U phela joang? How are you?
Lebitso la hau u mang? What is your name?
Lebitso la ka ke ………… my name is ……………..
Kea leboha Thank you
Sala Hantle Stay well
Ha ke utloisisi I don’t understand
Ntsoarele Excuse me / forgive me
Tonight I think I'm going to pack a little more. I have to take out a few things because I've already run out of room for everything. Some volunteers seem to be underpacking and I have no idea how!!
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