Ntwagolos Support Group

  For the Ntwakgolos group, the month of May was very educational. The support group received their six week training course on leather and sewing work. They received certificates for that. The workshop allows them to be able to work from home. They make leather shoes, jackets purses, and wallets. The members can now make necklaces, bracelets and earings. This may allow them to make enough profits to get their work really started. Its good how they are learning a skill and they’re trying to make a profit.

Sua Community Junior Secondary School

   Peter Martinez, Peace Corps volunteer from California was serious about his subject when addressing the young students at Sua Community Junior Secondary school on important issues. Approximately 600+ students received a very informative and educational health talk on HIV/AIDS, STI’S, Teen age pregnancy, Alcohol Abuse, and Domestic Violence. As he was addressing them he used role play and statistics on the rate of HIV infections in their community to help them understand the risks and consequences. All the students left the assembly with a better understanding of whats expected of them. Its good that they learned about this, they’re in Jr. High so they should know this. This helps prevent teens from doing that sort of thing and others in the community can learn from them.

North Gate Lodge in Nata Village

  Nata Village is proud to present ans host the North Gate Lodge, a new accommodation facility that is strategically located at the Kasane, Francistown and Muan Road intersection. The lodge has become a big attraction in the small town. Seloma Tiro, the owner, is a man who had a vision of building a lodge slap-bang in the middle of Nata Village, and that’s how North Gate Lodge was created. The workers have worked really hard to get the lodge ready for it’s guests. There are 24 rooms-including chalets, family rooms, executive rooms and single rooms-all well furnished and competitively priced. There are a number of additional qualities about the facility. The lodge started operating in July 2008, finally securing it’s  licence in January after months of operating with a temporary licence. Its great that Nata Village, a really small town in Africa, can have an amazing hotel business. Its great for visitors and people who already live in Nata Village. Its a perfect little vacation in town.

Donations at Work (Mural Project)

   Nata Village along with Sua Secondary School Health Club and Nata Primary School were able to paint murals educating their community on staying healthy. Both Sua Secondary and Nata Primary School worked hard to put this event together. The students hope this idea will help encourage their community and travelers to learn more about being healthy. I think this is a great idea for the kids because its a way to give back to the community and they encourage art. Two things in one is truly a great accomplishment.

Donations in Nata Village

  R.A.D.S  stands for Remote Area Developement  Service. Peter Martinez, Kenewang Rancholo and Seloma Tiro helped make a lot of children happy at the R.A.D.S hostel in Nata Village by giving them 9 soccerballs donated by the trust. The balls will be used by the students after school and at their Recreation facility. The balls really help and make a difference because there are different soccer teams and the balls allow them to practice and compete well. After the students finish their school homework they get to enjoy themselves by playing soccer.

  I think that’s a great idea to donate equipment. This gets the kids into doing sports and exercising. It’s also great that they are working in teams and people are beginning to realize that Nata Village needs donation. After just one donation many more will come, I just know it.

5 vocab words

1.ken-perception, view. My ken of the new girl was okay. 2.somnolent-drowsy. I felt somnolent after swimming. 3.imbroglio-complicated and embarrassing state of things. This situation is truly imbroglio. 4.gainsay-to contradict, to deny. I gainsay being at the crazy party yesterday. 5.paladin-champion of cause. I am paladin of the Epidemic Recovery Award.

Swine Flu Survival Kit.

  Swine flu is popping all over the globe and so is information and misinformation about it. This deadly disease has reached over 145 people in Mexico so far and about 4 or more in California. Reports show that they are spreading to Texas and maybe New york. This flu has even reached towards Australia and all over the world.

  1st thing you should do is you really want to survive the epidemic, is check out the various maps that will be tracking the flu virus such as the swine flu adaptation of Google Maps. Google also has a flu trends site, a state-by-state trend map of outbreaks. Then there is the health map, showing all the different wide spreed diseases. Ignore all the talk from cable tv and pay more attention to the information from the source, the World Health Organization. Also there are traveling notices, Mexico and U.S. are on the list. Also you shouldn’t go to Twitter, that’s where misinformation is coming from. I think this is very important, it’s spreading very fast. I heard it possibly hit Canada too. Is it true?

5 vocab words

1.jape:a trick or practical joke.1. I remember one time me and Amy played a funny jape on George.2.gambol:to dance and skip about in play.2. Little kids enjoy gamboling on the play ground.3.flummox:to confuse.3. That presentation flummoxed me.4.aegis:a shield; protection.4. My heart is my aegis to my soul.5.nescience: lack of knowledge or awareness.5. I am a very nescience drama student.

“Roll-up Laptop Purse”

  The D-Roll, “digital roll,” was designed by Hao Hua, who considers this to be “the next generation laptop design.” It is very portable because it’s design centers on it being able to be rolled up. Hao Hua’s concept was to have it mimic an artist’s scroll. Whether or not this would be available in the future it seems to not matter less you look at how much effort he put into designing it.

  You can browse email quickly with an in-between configuration, and the straps double as places to plug in USB device. There is a detachable web cam you would use on the computer or wear on your wrist.  All girls who have purses and are computer magnets, this is for you. If your accessory and web  knowledgeable then you really need this but this is just a concept, it’s not yet invented. I think its an awesome concept. I’m not sure guys would really go for it because it’s a “purse” but girls would really like it. It’s so futuristic, I really hope to see this some day.

5 vocab words 1/29/09

egree: act of doing. I egressed all of my homework. extol: to praise. I extol the Lord Jesus Christ. puerile: childish. Kids are very puerile.  antediluvion: very old. That yam is antediluvion. condign: deserved. Amy condigned what she got.