粉紅鼠的世界
Proud mama of 3, the little sweet pea is on her way~
雖然我在讀書時曾經有做過part time dance instructor但從沒有在學校裏教過課程, 也沒有teaching license. 出發前, 我就跑到local public elementary and middle school找幾個教課老師問教課經驗, 最後總結就是3個字--encouragement, patience and love.
My students r obviously the most positive, sweet, nice and friendly kids I've ever met. I enjoyed everything about teaching especially some creative projects that would make my students think and even enjoy learning. I called my students my baby or my angel and really love spending time with them in that beautiful village. It’s definitely the most wonderful thing that happened to me and absolutely changed my life…
I told my students the first day that I only have 2 rules for my class--Respect and Cooperation. The respect is for all the teachers, their classmates, school property, personal and others property. The Cooperation helps cover their attitude, I taught them to believe and trust in themselves and being kind to others, cuz everything is actually a process in working their way up the ladder each day. I also spend some time talking about the basis of good manners, then go back to the 2 basic words whenever situations arise.
I believe the love of learning and curiosity in general is innate in most children, but there must be someone to find a connection between learning and what means something to them personally. I tried tapping into the inner desire to learn and grow that will last long after they have left my class, inspiring creativity and helping my students find out what they r truly passionate about. Most importantly, it's helping them to believe that no matter where and who they r now, they still have a chance for their dreams to come true in the future.
我說想笑就笑, 想說話就舉手,心裏有想法就和全世界分享,不要shy也不要害怕,我不介意上課時任何時候的插話和提問, relax, have fun and enjoy the class! 學生們表現都很好而我卻經常出狀況. 有次我被自己的logic卡住就忍不住大笑, 可憐的學生被我搞的莫名其妙, 我對著黑板狂笑完後跟學生們說剛才思緒有點亂, 午休我來跳舞道歉. 這是部落風俗,什麽都要用跳舞表達.
因為Tahitian dance和部落舞很像都是用鼓伴樂的, 我就教學生們跳Tahitian dance. African people天生都很有音感, 超會跳舞, 教了幾次就跳的很有味道, 讓我很有成就感. Btw,Boom tunes真的很好用, 經常讓我把學校直接變成party.
有次英語課,local staff到教室拍錄volunteer上課的情節,準備拿到總部匯合其他group的片子製成charity film到世界各地的charity fundraising event放. 沒想到我講著講著就忍不住大笑還停不下來, 學生們也跟著我開心大笑. 錄了好幾次我都忍不住笑場, 也不知道當時在笑什麽, 就是覺的那樣拍好像在演戲,讓我感覺很不自然. 最後local staff隻好把大家笑場的樣子都錄下來,還安慰我說people will be touched by the happiest heart in the world!
有次初中數學課, 我被silky ant攻擊嚇的尖叫亂跳, Shawn看到後竟然很搞笑的給他的學生分配homework---描寫我被silky ant攻擊的情節. 後來他給我看學生們的作業讓我哈哈大笑,很喜歡1個女生寫的“Mrs. xxx were screaming out of fear with a panic stricken face and trembling voice, jumping around with her both hands and just like desperately trying to get rid of a cockroach …..”初中的學生, 很有未來作家的氣勢吧? 哈哈哈……
雖然在Ghana生活了1些時間, 但我還是不喜歡吃Ghanaian diet. 在學校裏我隻吃自已帶的bar和當地水果, 學生們對我的表現非常的失望, 因為他們最愛吃的東西就是banku & fufu啦, 他們還跟我說將來到US來看我的時候, 每天就隻想吃banku & fufu. Huh? 那我要到哪裏去找啦? 竟然給田鼠老師出難題, 難道不怕我給C? 哈哈哈…
最傷心的學校回憶是Kwabena. 他是我英語2班學生. 生malaria送進service center時已經暈迷, 雖然我的醫生隊友們盡力搶救但因為送晚了, 最後走了. Kwabena隻有11歲很可愛, 午休時, 他會坐在我旁邊問我很多超可愛的問題, 經常跟我showoff他自編的舞步, 當我跟學生玩遊戲時他就坐在我背包旁邊要幫我看包, 有時在上學路上他還會采花送給我. 當我擁抱親吻學生作為讚揚時, Kwabena會把另1邊的臉也開心轉過來…..
4個教課工去參加了他的funeral.儀式很簡單,就是在山裏挖1個洞, 大家圍著洞微笑的邊唱邊跳, 可我怎麽努力都笑不出來也不想跳舞, 封土時, 我放上寫給他的信. 回家路上, 想著Kwabena可愛的小臉, 突然我就像被刀刺到, 就忍不住跑到路邊抱著大樹傷心大哭. 哭了很久, 突然發現Shawn表情悲傷的站在旁邊, 默默的等我哭完, 也不安慰我1下……
因為Erica提前離開,orphanage的volunteer不夠了, 隊友們紛紛主動去代班, 我選了第5周周6. Orphanage在downtown是govt. run, 小朋友們有爸媽因為AIDS死了的, 有感染AIDS後被家人丟掉的, 有媽媽難產死了爸爸沒辦法養的, 有生下來就丟在門口的. Orphanage有2個當地員工和3個volunteer照看80個小孩, each volunteer assigned to a particular house.
被15+小baby哭著包住的感覺真的超可怕! 從剛出生到3歲都有, 我的工作就是不讓baby哭, 防止相互抓咬, 洗澡, 逗笑, 哄睡, 用幹淨的布檫手和嘴. 沒想到nappies竟然是條布, 用完後還要放到藍裏回收, 幸好沒有叫我洗, 不然我也要哭啦! 2hrs後我就累的坐在地上, 手裏抱著1個哭的, 背上貼著1個, 旁邊有3-4個靠在我腿上和身上, 還不停的狂流口水到我身上. 突然我就覺的Erica超偉大, 竟然在這種環境中撐了1個月, 我呆了2hrs就累暈了.
按照規定, 下午我給7~9歲的小朋友上課, 教他們最簡單的1個數的加減法. 中間休息, 小朋友們就非常可愛的圍著我用族語不停的叫Yevo (white people/foreigner). 我就教他們叫我名字,大家就開始大聲叫我的名字, 1聲比1聲響, 我就開玩笑說誰最乖我就帶回美國作我的小孩, 馬上所有小朋友都爭著擠到我麵前拚命的吵著叫著要跟我回家啦!
有個小女生貼在我耳邊說mommy, I'm the best, pls pick me. 我下班走了, 她還追出來站在門口邊哭邊大叫mommy. 我隻好又跑回來跟她說我要跟爸爸商量先, 我不在的時候你要好好吃飯睡覺, 快樂的玩, 好嗎? 她卻好像聽不懂, 緊抓住我的衣服, 邊哭邊重複的說I'm the best, pick me! 最後我也很難過的抱著她哭了. 永遠都不會忘記有個叫Akasua 的小女生叫我mommy!
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