I know it’s been a while since I’ve updated ya’ll on my life
here in Namibia, but you’ll see why in a moment! I’ve been doing more traveling outside of my
site for meetings and reconnect part 2.
But now as I’m sitting alone in the clinic it seems like the perfect
time to write this update.
First I got to go into Windhoek! I got to spend a mostly
relaxing week exploring the capital city of my country. Windhoek is so beautiful and reminds me a lot
of home. A couple of my friends and I
were in town for a Camp GLOW meeting and got to stay in this awesome apartment
with this really nice fuzzy carpet (which we thought about taking cause it was
soooo nice). We spent some nights out at
the Warehouse (a cool local bar) for Trivia and to watch a new friend sing. I also ate KFC for the very first time, which
the boys couldn’t handle. “How is this
the first time you’ve eaten KFC?!?!?”
Here are some photos from that week:
I mentioned Camp GLOW above.
Camp GLOW (guys and girls leading our world) is a week-long PC program
(run in many PC countries) for learners all over Namibia. This week exposes the learners to themes such
as leadership, health, and teamwork. The
learners get to see the city and get to explore UNAM and see what it takes to
get into University. I’m excited to be
in charge of the Health Day along with my friend who is a GLOW
facilitator. For more info you can go to the not really updated but informative: Camp GLOW Namibia
The second trip was to Omaruru for group 37s reconnect part
2. In this workshop we were trained in
permagardening by Peter Jensen (a RPCV from Haiti). Permagardening uses local materials (like
wood ash and manure) to enrich the soil to not only make a better garden bed now
but enriched soil that will last for centuries.
This was a really cool training and I have some cool pictures of all of
us at work below.
Other than traveling I thought that maybe I would tell you
all what I do at site or what I think about while I’m bored.
What do you do in your downtime Kaitlynn?
11. watch
media. I have be rewatching the TV show
Lie To Me. Which is a show about a group who look for micro expressions and
solve problems by doing so. It’s very
relevant to my life here because I’m not fluent in Damara so I rely a lot on
body language and facial expressions.
I’ve been taking notes…
22. I
have been working out a little more recently.
This morning I did 6-minute hip hop abs, which was 6 minutes more than I
did yesterday. I want to tone everything
up so I’ve vowed to workout more!
----Milestone---- I have been on a weightloss
journey here and I’m proud to say that I’ve lost 50lbs and am looking fierce!
What do you miss from home? (in random order)
11. Obviously
family and friends!
22. Margaritas
from the Rio
33. Washing
machines and dryers for clothes
44. Kara,
my amazing hair stylist
55. Putting
on Make-up everyday
66. The
gym
77. Lunch
dates with the family
88. Chipotle
burritos
99. Which
Wich
110. Garbanzos
111. A full closet
112.
Blue Burger from KKatie's. So Nick
if you ever decide to read this tell sweet Irish Lou that I miss him, Guinness,
and the Blue Burger
There are many more things that I miss and I
haven’t eaten breakfast yet so maybe that’s why a bunch of those things are
food….
One of my favorite things to do here is dance and listen to
music. I’m attaching some links to my
favorite songs but some of them aren’t on youtube. The Namibian station on youtube is: Namtunes
One of my friends asked me if family and friends weren’t a
concern which place would I rather live.
It would be a difficult decision at times because I really do like
Namibia. But we all know that home is
where the heart is and my heart is always with my family!
Until next time!
