So this is the last night we have at the convent for a few weeks – we’re going to Samoa tomorrow! :) We’re leaving at 4:30 in the morning to be precise. Ouch. That means I’m getting like 2 hours of sleep max tonight.
This week has gone by so incredibly fast. We started classes on Monday, with Mick Duncan. He lead our week-long Sustainable Community Development class. The class was only a week long. That’s crazy. We finished the class this morning. I can’t even believe that. We did have the class for about 5 hours each day, but Mick made the class so interesting with stories and discussions that class time flew by. And there wasn’t even time to get bored with one topic because we flew through the material. It was a lot of material, but I thought the class was really interesting, so I paid attention through the whole thing. We discussed a lot of developmental issues for a country and differences between first and third world economies, and how they affect each other, etc etc. I have heard talks about stuff like that before, but have never had a class on it. I really liked it. And really for the amount of credits we get for the work we put into the class, it’s ridiculous. I love it. You don’t even have time to get sick of the class before it’s over. And I calculated it – this semester is only going to be 2 ½ months of actual class for me – yay!
And we’re going to Samoa! So stoked. :) We will be there for 2 ½ weeks, but only 1 week of that will be classes. Awesome. We’ll have a week of homestays and a couple days with just the group besides the class week. I get to go snorkeling in tropical waters in just a few hours. Sweet. It will be 90’s over there and humid, with not much hope for any air conditioning or even fans sometimes, so I will be hot and probably uncomfortable for a good part of it. But I won’t care – I’ll be in Samoa. That’s so cool. Lol, can you tell I’m excited? I’ll be posting blogs about my trip after I get back. Time for a nap before we head out.
Leah
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