Saturday, March 14, 2009

Minor interruption

While in Bahir Dar I visited a technical college to assess some of the
classes there. My plan was to simply observe a few of the classes in
progress, but I tend to be noticed when I walk into a classroom in
Ethiopia. On top of that, the guy assigned to show me around barged into
the class, and announced in a loud voice that I was there to ask them
questions and they should tell me what is wrong with the school so I
could fix it. I had no idea what I was supposed to say to this since it
wasn't my plan. One student stood up and asked me a series of questions
and requested that I answer each one in turn. I somehow managed to
remember all 4 questions and answered them, although I have no idea if
what I said was understandable. Everyone in the class spoke English, but
understanding each others' accents is another story entirely (even
though I am used to speaking slowly for people in such situations). In
any case, the guy told me that all his questions were answered and no
one else stood up so I went to the back of the room and sat down so the
teacher could continue his lecture.

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