How can we keep the momentum going? ¬Catherine

Today marks the half way point of my time in Gulu, where the newness of the experience has wore off some, yet there is still work to be done. Momentum seems to be the theme for the week as we strive to take advantage of all that the experience has to offer despite missing certain things about the comforts of home. (Cold milk randomly!)

With so many things in life, maintaining energy and enthusiasm after an experience is critical; the Teachers Exchange programs likes the word sustainability to define this idea and often asks, 'How can our time here have a lasting impact?' And 'Are we even being effective?'

We will have a unique opportunity tomorrow afternoon to watch our partnering teachers facilitate a lunch discussion among the entire staff at Gulu HS that addresses school-wide concerns. This is in response to the things they learned at the Teachers Conference our fist weekend here. It is our hope that through their dialogue and leadership that the other teachers wouldn't feel complacent or cynical, but that they would gain excitement through the sharing of ideas and solutions. Also that our partnering teachers would continue to feel like they have a voice so that these types of conversations about teaching would continue even after we board our flight 3 weeks from today.