My New Country
July 4, 2008
Hello, hello! I’ve been struggling to work this blog (it took me nearly an hour to get the Guinean flag uploaded; someone please tell me how nice it looks!), so I wanted to try uploading an image while I am still at home with all these tech-savvy people around to help me.
So I proudly present my new home to you — voici GUINEA! My assignment is secondary math education somewhere in this West African country. I’ll find out where specifically during training. Our first three months in-country will be spent training in a town 75km southeast of the capital, Conakry. During this time we will live with a family and learn French, a regional native language, how to teach in Guinea (where corporal punishment is common practice), how to stay healthy, etc.
More to come soon from the other side… In the meantime, I hope everyone has a wonderful 4th of July!
flag and map both look great
best wishes on wonderful travels this week!!! can’t wait to hear from you once you are across the atlantic ocean!
Bonjour,
I fell in love with Guinea in 1964 when I was posted to Kissidougou. In 2004 I returned to Guinea and searched for Guineans with whom I had worked with 40 years earlier – very rewarding.
Enjoy your time in Guinea! Gary
unless you drew that map on your own you’re going to have some copyright infringements to deal with when you get back. just kidding, i’m sure it’s open content. which city will you be in? it’s probably too small to be on the map . . . ?