Hmm, did you think I disappeared up country? Maybe went to Rwanda? Nope, not me. Still here at HAU keeping a low profile. I say that people several folks have arrived since Monday, so the dorm area is hopping with activity. Walter Silver from Ontario came Monday. Then Tuesday afternoon, Tim and Pat K. arrived, along with another couple and their 13 month old girl. Nora is such a cutie pie. Also Murrell from Witchita Kansas. I believe they are all here to help with the radio tower and station. some will be here 5 weeks, others until January.
Linnet (my colleague here) and I had a tour of the new building on campus yesterday a.m. Wow!!!! They are already holding classes in some parts. I saw where the library will be. Soon Linnet and I will take some measurements and provide a suggested layout. That will be an acitivity that I've not done for a library of this size. Linnet told me that between the library books, and the textbooks for students, they have received about 28,000 books since the library opened!!!! When Ruth and I went in 2001, there were about 300 books!
Back to the new building: the classrooms are very nice sized, with nice chairs and attached writing area. We saw where the medical school will be, the communication department, the radio station, a couple computer labs, etc.
Today Linnet and I found the web site that a friend showed me. It contains a catalog of scholarly books in various disciplines translated into French. We plan to select several, and have them sent to a local bookstore where we can purchase them. We know this will be a huge asset to the university library since there are few boos in French, yet many of the students speak and read French better than English.
We've watch a bit of Olympics. Not much is broadcast here, bet we've enjoyed the bit we've seen. The commentary is in French, so we often opt for the picture only. With the internet, though we've kept up on the main highlights of the games.
Next week I'll be teaching a couple hours each day. That will be cataloging and classification - how to prepare the information for the catalog card, assign the Dewey Decimal Number, and subject headings, then how to enter it into our software. It will be review for one person, and teaching an African (a recent HAU grad).
I hope to hear back from the software company soon about installing some software that would be a hugh asset in the cataloging process. You could pray that they would respond quickly, provide the info I need, and that I'll be successful in installing the software.
We've been working on other projects, but don't think would be really exciting for you all to read about! ;0
The weather has still been ok. Not too hot, and a nice breeze, with it cooling down at night. Bob said that he thinks it will begin heating up soon. In September there are about 2 weeks when it is in the mid 90's, and no breeze. I hope I'm back in SA by that time!!!
Ok, I think that wraps up this blog entry. Hope you are each doing well. I'm so appreciative of your prayer support. Please know that I do sense your prayers and am quite content here and doing well. My desire is to have ears to hear and an obedient heart to be used of Him.
Blessed to be Back in Burundi,
Karen
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