Meet My Students, Part 4

Name: Edith Bottoman

Age: 14

Home village: Mulanje

Favorite food: Nsima with fish and vegetables. Fruit

Favorite Subject: Physics, English

Hobbies and Activities:  I like to sing gospel music.

Siblings and Family: I have two sisters, I stay with them.

When you grow up? I want to go to college for nursing.

If you could have anything what would it be? I would like a laptop.

If you could go anywhere where would you go and why? I want to go to the United States to visit Miss Merry’s home.

Something you wish you could change about Malawi: I want Malawi to have relationships with other countries all over the world.

Something you want Americans to know about you: I want them to know I am a student at St. Andrews and that Miss Merry is my teacher!

Things you are thankful for: I am thankful for my sisters, my education, my friends, music and God.

Teacher’s Notes: Edith is a bit quieter than some others in the class, but she always has her hand raised and is volunteering to read out loud for me. She is a hard worker and is constantly trying to better her understanding of the subject by reading the text book and asking question. She is fun to have in class and I’m proud of how hard she works.

Name: Sheilla Cheruwa

Age: 13

Home village: Chiradzulu

Favorite food: Chicken, chips and rice

Favorite Subject: Biology and English

Hobbies and Activities: I like listening to music.

Siblings and Family: I have one brother and I live with just my mom.

When you grow up? I want to be a nurse.

If you could have anything what would it be? I want to be in the top 5 of my class.

If you could go anywhere where would you go and why? I want to go to the United States of America because I want to see ice and snow!

Something you wish you could change about Malawi: I wish everyone had food all the time.

Something you want Americans to know about you: I want people in America to know about my family.

Things you are thankful for:  I am thankful to God because I am being educated, I have clothes well, I look healthy, I am in Form 1 and I smile all the time.

Teacher’s Notes: I am also thankful that Sheilla smiles all the time. There are many hot days in our classroom without electricity that would be a good reason to not smile. However, when I look throughout the class and see all the beautiful smiles like Sheilla’s I can’t help but smile with them. Her smile lights everything up.

Name: Alpha Mchiza

Age: 13

Home village: Chikwawa

Favorite food: Chicken and Chips

Favorite Subject: Biology

Hobbies and Activities: I like singing and dancing.

Siblings and Family: I have two brothers and one sister and live with my parents.

When you grow up? I want to be a doctor.

If you could have anything what would it be? I would like to have a phone to communicate with my friends.

If you could go anywhere where would you go and why? I would like to go to America to visit Miss Merry.

Something you wish you could change about Malawi: I wish I could help the poor people.

Something you want Americans to know about you: My family is nice to me and I work hard in class so that they can be proud of me.

Things you are thankful for: I feel blessed because I have a loving family who pay for my school fees, they do not treat me bad and they sent me to school.

Teacher’s Notes: Alpha is a sassy and strong student. She is a very serious student and takes her work seriously. She also enjoys playing with her friends and giving me a hard time whenever she can. It has been fun to watch her come out of her shell a little since the beginning of the school year.

Name: Chisomo Ndakhoma

Age: 12

Home village: Blantyre, Chigimula, boarder at the school.

Favorite food: Chicken and Nsmia with beans

Favorite Subject: Biology and History

Hobbies and Activities: I like drawing, singing, watching movies, and playing games

Siblings and Family: I have one sister and two brothers. I live with my mom and dad and siblings

When you grow up? I want to be a journalist

If you could have anything what would it be? A bicycle, crayons and a laptop.

If you could go anywhere where would you go and why? I would like to go to Bethlehem to see the actual place where Jesus Christ was born.

Something you wish you could change about Malawi: I would like to make Malawians to know that their country is beautiful and that we can also be famous and rich like the other countries.

Something you want Americans to know about you: I want them to know my name and my people, we should be like a family.

Things you are thankful for: I am blessed with an education. I am blessed with kindness of others. I am grateful for love. I am thankful for teachers. I am blessed to have a teacher like you (Miss Merry) and your family.

Teacher’s Notes: Student’s like Chisomo make the hard days so much better. His smile is infectious and he is such a loving and caring student. He always sits in the very front row of the class and you can just tell he loves school and loves to learn.