Mozambique, Africa: Packing to Leave

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As some of you know, I am planning on going to Mozambique, Africa for 3 weeks (July 23rd-August 12th). I have a 15 hour flight from JFK to Johannesburg (South Africa), a 5 hour layover, and then an hour flight to Maputo, Mozambique. Being on a 12-13 hour flight to Israel just last June, I am expecting this flight to be long–very long. This time, I am planning on bringing my own plane food (and some extra food for the time I am in Africa…I really am not allowed to eat much). Being Italian, this is obviously one of my main concerns haha.

I am excited to visit Mozambique and am excited about the people I will meet. There will be a slight language barrier since most people will speak Portuguese, however, my Linguistics and Education background in ESL should help me be able to communicate. I am bringing a lot of games and manipulative to help speak basic English and was given cool puzzles, stamps, and books that reinforce the concepts I hope to teach. I want to thank Michelle Conte for the verygenerous donations of her classroom supplies.

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 I am interested to see how teaching in another country will change my perspective of education.

Until next time,

Leah, the world traveler