Visit to the Bing!

I finally got to go back and visit the Bing! The last time I had been there was in January--way to long to go without seeing my Nam Fam!

I ended up traveling there on a Sunday. It took about 10 hours to hike there, but was well worth the hells of hiking! I got there and made a quick trip to the school for hugs from my old learners and a few teachers.

I stayed with the new volunteer (who replaced Colleen at the primary school). She so sweet and fun. It was grea to be able to hang out and catch up with her! It was a little odd to be back in my old house and sleeping in my old room. As crappy as that house was (NOTHING worked right), I still missed it. I miss how close it is to my school, our front porch and how quiet it is (I swear it is never quiet now that I live in the primary school's hostel--never ever quiet!). But, then there are things I don't miss--the fridge with the door that falls off all of the time, the drains that don't drain, the toilet that doesn't flush...the list can go on and on.

I spent all of Monday at school. It was great to see that some things don't change. The school is still pretty chaotic, which was perfect for me because I could just float from teacherless class to teacherless class to catch up with the learners. I got lots of hugs and heard lots of stories from the year. It was just great to be back! I also got to catch up with my teacher-friends--I really miss them a lot!

Probably my favourite part of the visit was going to a Girls Club meeting. My old girls club decided to start a new girls club on their own--without any help from another teacher! They had been texting me about the progress of the club and telling me what a success it has been, so I was really excited to see it in action. I was so proud when I attended the meeting--they keep attendance (with a pretty strict attendance policy),have a secretary and a plan of action for each meeting. They requested that I send them some lesson plans to teach from, but other than that, they have it going on! It makes me feel so great to see my girls so empowered and excited. They are just fabulous! I miss them so much!

I ended up leaving the village on Tuesday. It was a pretty short visit (especially since it took me 12 hours to get home!), but totally worth it. It was just great to visit with Lauren (the new vol) and see all of my learners and teachers. They really are my family here in Namibia. I hope to get back to visit again at least once or twice before I leave for good (so weird to think about leaving for good!).