“Why did you choose to study agric?” It’s a question I have asked many of my students. With a variety of majors to choose from at the SHS level, I often wonder what prompts some students to purse agriculture in a country where farming is viewed as the “poor man’s occupation”. I was particularly curious […]
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It was an early morning, around 4:30 a.m. and the students were lined up waiting to get started. It was a rare chilly morning so most of the students were wrapped up in long sleeves or coats. Sports week was approaching us so for two weeks prior, the school was training and getting into shape […]
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When I step into St. Peter’s Catholic Church every Sunday, I am ready for the Celebration! The drums, dancing, and singing help make for a very loud, lively, and long Mass. That is why I knew my fellow parishioners would take the celebration to a-whole-nother level at Easter. They did not disappoint. The Easter celebration […]
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“Last year, no students signed up to study agriculture in high school; today, 40% of our students stated their intention to do so. They did not believe Americans were farmers until Kelsey moved to this village. When they learned that she came from a family of farmers in America, it gave our students permission to […]
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As I sit under the shade of the neem tree, drinking from my bag of porridge, I can’t help but reflect on this wonderful day. It all started this morning as I was walking past the Form 1A classroom, headed for the office to write lesson notes for next week. I hear, “Madam, we have […]
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