First, we were set to start at 10:30 this morning. The attendees showed up at 11:30. Yep, an hour late, and yes, we waited, because that is what you do. People will get there when they can.
This of course presented a dilemma, as we are still expected to get them out on time, but we had an hours worth of info for the hour they were late. We hustled. We cut and chopped and we still managed to cast the vision. It was incredible.
It was a fun day, it was fun to hear them interacting with each other, and fun to hear their insight. I learned a lot about Unga today as we discussed from their perspective the problems that affect their community, and it was fun to hear them discuss, and disagree on why those problems existed and how they could be eradicated. I learned of new struggles, and other hardships that I assumed were there, but hadn't been able to confirm as of yet...
And, I learned how difficult it is to work with a translator. Yes, I can speak swahili, and yes I could probably communicate most of what I am teaching...but...I would get tired faster, and there would be some mistakes...so it is better this way. It wasn't so bad, really, it is just that so much gets lots in translation, the emotion, the tone of voice...SO MUCH! It made me want to master this language even more-so.
A few pics, and then I need to finish getting ready for tomorrow:
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