I will try to update this while out on the road in East Africa...however, I'm not sure how often I'll have internet access. Please check back for updates! also, feel free to send me e-mails to update me on what's new and good in your lives...I'll be back in the states by March.
My email address is: danasoprano@gmail.com
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
me and my bike
Keep on L-I-V-I-N
So, I have finished grad school and my teacher certification for grades 1-6...hooray! What an accomplishment. It sure feels good. :-)
Now, I have some extra un-commited time on my hands to play around with life a little bit before I settle into my own classroom that will demand my 24 hour/day 7 days/week attention...So its off to Africa to roam, eat, play, bicycle, and mingle with Ugandan culture and landscape.
I'll be bicycling around southwestern Uganda in a tour of 7 other people, which includes 6 other Americans and one local Uganda tour guide. After the tour I plan to stay for a few weeks to soak in some more Ugandan/East African culture and experiences. I would love to do some of my own professional development by exploring the educational system in Uganda or another East African country. So much of what I've read says that the entire continent is severely lacking in properly trained teachers which obviously puts a slow on the acquisition of knowledge by students in their classrooms. I would love to see what the situaiton is really like and who knows, maybe I can be some kind of consultant to a school and share my Western education, if its valued and accepted of course.
Anyway, for those of you that are visual learners, here are some recent pics from me in real life.
Steven and I on a December 29th Bicycle Ride in Cortland, NY! Wow, the weather was so nice, before the sun went down. I am so thankful to have found Steven who shares my love of bicycling...without him I wouldn't have made it up those hills!
This is the latest picture of the three BFFs on Leslie's Birthday night, December 24, 2008.
So, I have finished grad school and my teacher certification for grades 1-6...hooray! What an accomplishment. It sure feels good. :-)
Now, I have some extra un-commited time on my hands to play around with life a little bit before I settle into my own classroom that will demand my 24 hour/day 7 days/week attention...So its off to Africa to roam, eat, play, bicycle, and mingle with Ugandan culture and landscape.
I'll be bicycling around southwestern Uganda in a tour of 7 other people, which includes 6 other Americans and one local Uganda tour guide. After the tour I plan to stay for a few weeks to soak in some more Ugandan/East African culture and experiences. I would love to do some of my own professional development by exploring the educational system in Uganda or another East African country. So much of what I've read says that the entire continent is severely lacking in properly trained teachers which obviously puts a slow on the acquisition of knowledge by students in their classrooms. I would love to see what the situaiton is really like and who knows, maybe I can be some kind of consultant to a school and share my Western education, if its valued and accepted of course.
Anyway, for those of you that are visual learners, here are some recent pics from me in real life.
Steven and I on a December 29th Bicycle Ride in Cortland, NY! Wow, the weather was so nice, before the sun went down. I am so thankful to have found Steven who shares my love of bicycling...without him I wouldn't have made it up those hills!
This is the latest picture of the three BFFs on Leslie's Birthday night, December 24, 2008.
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