Lihtsatest olulistest asjadest

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Ilm Põhja-Ghanas on natuke erinev kui oktoobris-detsembris. Siis oli taevas selge nii päeval kui öösel, seega tähevalgust kallas  kogu aeg. Õhusoojust oli  päeval pidevalt +32 °C.  Nüüd on õhus niiskust palju rohkem ja soojakraade paar päeva olnud 34. Saunatunne on seega nüüd veel tõelisem. Eile kuulsin televiisorist (selline seadeldis on  Catholic Guest House’i söögisaalis täiesti olemas, näitab ühte kanalit), et maikuus ei tohi trumme taguda ega muud lärmi tekitada. Pean seda austuse ilminguks tärkavate elude suhtes. Ja kuigi kolleeg Francis teadis, et keeld käib  hoopis pealinna Accra kohta, polnud  siingi ei trummipõrinat ega muud valjuhäälset  muusikat kuulda isegi eile, kui Kongo külas oli turupäev.  Nikerdan siin oma elektroonikavidinatega. Ka suured asjad, sh videoprojektor pidasid  pikad sõidud tervena vastu.   Õpetajad juba saabuvad pikalt koolivaheajalt , mis algas 18. aprillil. 13. maist 25. juulini käib taas õppetöö. Siis jälle vaheaeg ning septembris taas kooli. Presentation JSS Science’i  õpetajad Francis ja Samson olid kaks esimest, kellele eile oma uusi Eestist hangitud seadmeid tutvustasin ja esimese koduülesande – veetaseme kontrollimise seadme  kokkupaneku – kätte andsin . Kui  Mari Liis pani ruumis 203 selle pisidetailidest 10 minutiga kokku, siis  siinsed õpetajad seda tänaseks vist valmis ei saa. Neil puudub igasugune kogemus katseseadmete  kasutamiseks. Teooriat teavad hästi. Ma ei saa hästi aru, miks ma pidin sealt, õpetajate elukvartalist  ära kolima. Keegi mu sealses toas ei ela. Tõsi – siin teeb kokk süüa ja pesunaine käib ka. Vast sellepärast ongi mind uude kohta vaja, et saab tööpuudust alla. Sest peale minu elab siin majas vaid see  härrasmees, kes  Nabdam districti hariduselu juhib.
Lisan mõned fotod, mis tehtud põhiliselt Victori uuendatud kontoris ja valmivas shea-või kombinaadis. Igatahes  pressi  väntas Victor käima, töömees toimetab ja elektriposte on ka tee  kõrval püsti pandud. Kahju, et  kohalik valuuta langeb. Aasta tagasi sai ühe euro eest 2,4 cedit, 6. mail  sain 3,8 ja eile näitas TV ametlikuks vahetuskursiks juba  3,97. Hinnad tõusevad ka samavõrra ja saabunud toetusraha kasutatakse kohe ära. Üks direktor ütles, et ikkagi sai ta 5 asja asemel vaid 4 osta.  Tänulik oli ta sellegipoolest.  Jällenägemiseni  Mart     

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