"Things are coming together really well"

8th May

Couldn’t start out with a visit to Gonder to pick up my packages. Thought I would get a line taxi but after waiting half and hour decided to walk. Collected two packages (books and films ordered from Amazon), caught the line taxi to college.

Arriving at the office, slightly surprised to be greeted by two of the instructors (lecturers) who said they had a meeting with me at 4:00 (10am). Pointed out that no-one had told me. Ato Alemayhu up to something again. Two more instructors came with the same story. One told me I needed to get this sorted out! Think there must be some management shenanigans afoot! Finally rang Alemayhu who came to the office and we had another of our non-conversations and agreed that we would meet on Friday at (9:00 (3pm). Aleseb came by and we went for coffee – whilst at the coffee lounge, Melksu (English instructor) came to inform me that he couldn’t meet at 9:00 so we would have to meet at 4:00. Walking back to the office, I greeted Alemayhu again – twice in one day and I don’t usually see him at all… he said we had to meet at 4:00. I protested that I was supposed to be at Kebele for training at 5:00 but Alemayhu thought we could do it in half and hour. Oh dear, this man really doesn’t want to be doing this.

Meleshew, Mulugeta and I then sat down to go through the CCU action plan. An achievement in itself but it went well and I arranged personal sessions with both of them for the afternoon.

Meleshew then shared her lunch with me.

Both afternoon sessions went very well. Both Mulugeta and Meleshew are very motivated at the moment – build while I can I guess.

Then Fanta came in from Teda school. He has arranged for more training on Saturday and wants me to deliver the English Language training. So it looks like my weekend will be filled already.

Feeling really good about the work at the moment. Things are coming together really well.