Practicum Informational Day and Future Work Opportunities

Practicum is the second of the three legs of this amazing African cultural/educational experience. It is about four weeks in an area: either Rwanda, Uganda, or Ethiopia working with GOED staff and having some hands-on experience on your own or with one other student on field. Today was our informational day to hear about the practicum opportunities and decide which ones best fit our interests, experience, and interests. This was very informative, extremely interesting, but also nerve wracking because there are so many amazing opportunities. The ones I am considering are in Ethiopia or two in Rwanda. In Rwanda I would have the opportunity to work as an education assistant in an international school from preschool to high school. This diverse setting really interests me, as many of you know with the whole language thing. I think I am leaning more and more towards education as well. Who knows maybe I will go onto an education degree in an inter cultural setting. I was informed that often times there are no repeats of any certain country, every single student is from a different country and has a diverse cultural background. There is another opportunity to be an "Assistant Community Transformation Officer," I can see my dad smiling at this opportunity for me. This one is regarding a lot of stuff that I have been doing already with my major, including verbal and written communication. This has to with child development and helping FH assess the state of critical child development needs in communities where they work; also creating community transformation plans for communities. Either of these in Rwanda would be an awesome experience for me. There is an opportunity in Ethiopia that is basically Teaching English in either an elementary school or on the FH compounds.

I am so excited for this next part of my trip. I am in the process of deciding right now which ones to apply for and how to construct my CV/Resume to fit the jobs that I am interested in. Please pray for me as I decide and construct my learning objective as well as my resume; I want to be directed by God. I see these weeks (February 16-March 12) as an opportunity for God to direct me in any future work opportunities with education or working with children from a diverse community. I know that he is in control and no matter what job I am chosen for, I will learn tons. I am open to this experience and extremely excited. Thank you for your prayers and support as I continue this journey!