Our Side of the Story

ሚስ አለምፂ፣ ኤደን፣ ኤልሳ…ጎብጬም የምረሳቸው አይመስለኝም። They were the most kind, soft and friendly of all our teachers. ሚስ አለምፂ is popular in every generation of mount olive students. በክፉ የሚያስታውሳት ካለ እኔ እቀጣለሁ። ጎበዝ ፀሀፊ እንደሆንኩ ከ twitter እና instagram በፊት እሷ ናት የነገረችኝ። Now after all those years, እኔም Miss እየተባልኩ (even though I don’t teach lol), i always remind myself that this place is not just a school for these kids, it’s where they learn how to be humans, to love and receive love, how to find solace in their friends and teachers when things are rough at home, i have so little influence in their lives but i try to be intentional. “Miss they don’t want to be my friend, i try so hard to make them forgive me but they keep saying go back to your school” he’s only eight, but he has already mastered people pleasing so he can be accepted and loved. ባልወልዳቸውም፣ ብውጣቸው ደስ ይለኛል ልማኦ። it keeps getting worse አልል ነገር ያሳዝኑኛል። with the same heartbreak i cried about when i was eight to my favourite teachers, i now am the responsible adult for giving the antidote for the heartbreak of these kids. ah time. whatever led me to this job and place, every experience i had as a child ተመልሶ መጥቶ ሳባብላቸው ሳስቃቸው…when their perspective shifts right before my eyes and they get their little spark back, i know and believe that all is well. this moment right here just like my childhood and now memories, is a pavement that someday i’ll be grateful for. ወይ ጉድ እና ተመስገን ነው ብቻ :).