"My patience has run out"

Friday 16th

This has been a tough day. I am most definitely in need of a bit of rest and recuperation and a break from some of my colleagues.

I wrote up the day in the work diary so need to transfer it over. But, it ended at the point that I and 6 college tutors left for Keye Ameba finally to deliver training to 2nd cycle teachers – I have to say, if I was those teachers, I’d be so pissed off.
Predictably, Hiwot and Astede turned up at the right time. The van was later. Fitsum was there, then disappeared. Tibetu turned up. He said he couldn’t come but did anyway. I’m sure the science session would have been just as good or better without him.

No sign of Alemayhu so I rang him and 7:40. Eventually left college at 7:55 – This really isn’t bad by Ethiopian standards but my patience has run out.

We had to do quite a detour to pick up Melku – we arrived at the school at 8:20.
As soon as we got into the rooms, it rained. Now normally this shouldn’t be a problem but it was a deluge – and the roofs are made of tin! So nobody could hear anything or see very much since the tin windows had to be shut and the rain had made it dark anyway.

I then spent the best part of the next two hours observing Melku giving my training – it was excrutiating.

Not really his fault because it’s extremely difficult to deliver someone else’s training – at the very least you need to make adjustments to make it your own. He hadn’t. Now I have to write up observation notes which will build on the positive. I’m far too tired to do it tonight. I won’t have time in the morning. Then I’m in Addis for several days of conference, meeting friends and shopping. And, I haven’t packed.

On the way home, I stopped at Piazza to go and meet Alaseb. Again, I didn’t want to do this but in the event I was fed a lovely meal for which I have not thanked her and this saved me having to do anything at home. Just as well really since the electricity keeps going off.