mwet vi. neut.
To clear an area; to cut or pull grass
As part of a community service requirement for the MHS juniors, they recently went to mwet at a local home. I, as a junior advisor, decided to go with them to supervise their work and help out a bit. It was lots of fun just hanging out with my students and, of course, getting away from school for a day. As a reward for a job well done, my students received sakau plants that they later used in a fundraiser.
The guys |
The gals |
The fundraiser |
Over the past month my World Cultures classes have been
learning about sustainable energy in the F.S.M. and the arts in daily life in Africa. I was
fortunate enough to have a wonderful guest speaker, a returned Peace Corps
Volunteer (RPCV) currently serving as a Peace Corps Response Volunteer, give a
presentation on the people of Malawi. Thank you Susan!
My students have also been keeping busy outside of the
classroom, with two of them getting accepted into the STEP-UP program and
another winning the “Dream Big” Library Day essay contest for juniors. Congratulations and keep up the excellent
work!
What are YOU looking at? |
And life goes on here in Pohnpei. Lately I’ve been surrounded by tons of creepy
crawlers, whether it be rats and huge spiders in my classroom or swarms of ants
in my bedroom anxious to carry away my cough drops. I blame the weather. I’ve also been perfecting the art of just
“being”, a form in which all of you M78’s will come to master soon enough. With only one more month until the school
year wraps up, I am eagerly anticipating what (and who) the summer will bring!