Our room was like a greenhouse of stagnant air despite having our windows wide open last night. Cynthia will never forget the sensation of waking up to something crawling up her hand and praying that it was a gecko. Much to her dismay after she turned on her headlamp, it turned out to be a large cockroach, thus highlighting the need to tuck the mosquito net in under the mattress for all corners of the bed. Thankfully, it cooled down later in the night, and we managed to drift to sleep.
Work was fairly productive; we did an outline of our sexual health talk and divided up the diabetes/hypertension workshop. We’ve arranged to travel to the nearby town, Lethem, on Friday to speak with the Regional Health Officer for his final approval. Medex Bartholomew highlighted a need for reliable on-line resources, which we were happy to compile. We might be giving some other talks depending on demand from the other villages.
We had a fun lunch discussion with Linzii, who teaches tourism to post-secondary students here at the Bina Hill Institute and Antoine, the young French wanderer (see picture). Linzii
is a fellow Canadian from Manitoulin Island who is part of a leadership program designed to empower young students. Antoine seems to have taken a year off on a whim to travel the world with his friend, Jeremy. They liked the landscape in Bina Hill and decided to make some extra cash; his only complaint is the insistence of the establishment to refrain from taking his shirt off irrespective of the heat. It was a hilarious when upon perusing Lisa’s DVDs, he stopped at Anchorman and asked if this movie had something to do with fish.
The students at Bina Hill range from age 14-22 and apply here for a self-designed curriculum. Subjects taught are dependent on the expertise of available teachers. There is a large thatched wooden circular airy building where classes are taught and a computer room for students to learn about Information Technology. Students from the secondary school next door come to the Bina Hill kitchen for lunch (see picture).
Work was fairly productive; we did an outline of our sexual health talk and divided up the diabetes/hypertension workshop. We’ve arranged to travel to the nearby town, Lethem, on Friday to speak with the Regional Health Officer for his final approval. Medex Bartholomew highlighted a need for reliable on-line resources, which we were happy to compile. We might be giving some other talks depending on demand from the other villages.
We had a fun lunch discussion with Linzii, who teaches tourism to post-secondary students here at the Bina Hill Institute and Antoine, the young French wanderer (see picture). Linzii
is a fellow Canadian from Manitoulin Island who is part of a leadership program designed to empower young students. Antoine seems to have taken a year off on a whim to travel the world with his friend, Jeremy. They liked the landscape in Bina Hill and decided to make some extra cash; his only complaint is the insistence of the establishment to refrain from taking his shirt off irrespective of the heat. It was a hilarious when upon perusing Lisa’s DVDs, he stopped at Anchorman and asked if this movie had something to do with fish.The students at Bina Hill range from age 14-22 and apply here for a self-designed curriculum. Subjects taught are dependent on the expertise of available teachers. There is a large thatched wooden circular airy building where classes are taught and a computer room for students to learn about Information Technology. Students from the secondary school next door come to the Bina Hill kitchen for lunch (see picture).
