I decided this was the best way to keep everyone up to date about what I'm doing this summer. That way those of you who don't care don't have to get annoying emails from me, and you can keep track whenever you feel like it. Hopefully I'll be able to add pictures and videos here but my internet will be pretty slow so who knows. This could be a daily thing or weekly or just whenever something cool happens, I'm not really sure.
For those of you who don't know, I'll be spending my summer in Uganda. Every year my dorm, Sorin College, sends one person to teach at St. Jude's primary school, located outside Jinja, Uganda. Sorin and Notre Dame's ISSLP program combine to pay for all of my living and travel expenses. I also get a $1,000 stipend that I can spend on whatever I want. There's a bunch of academic requirements that I have to fulfill, like classes and paper but those are boring and none of you care.
As for what I'm actually doing, I'll most likely be teaching english and math to middle school age kids. The school is in Bukewela which is about a twenty minute walk from where I'm staying in the Moreau House in Bugembe with several Holy Cross Priests. Do I know anything about teaching? No. Am I in any way prepared to act like a mature and responsible adult in front of 60 kids? Nope. Is my skin ready for equatorial sun? Definitely not. This should be interesting... Anyways thanks for reading, thanks for praying, and hopefully future posts are less boring than this one. See you guys in 2 months.
p.s. If anyone else tells me that this is going to be a great experience for me I'm going to freak out. Of course it's going to be a great experience, why do you think I'm doing it?
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