Transition must have been boring!!
Most of you must be guessing the above statement by the title of my blog. But, I am here to surprise you all.
As a passionate explorer, I am hooked with the anxiety and the butterfly effect I get when setting out for a journey. The feeling of a vicious circle of my daily routine slowly breaking while escaping into the unknown; it feeds my desire to learn and gets me going.
The field visits of OLE Nepal are an adventure on their own. Our project schools are located in diverse locations without any sign of basic infrastructure. Most of the time we had to walk long hours to reach our destination. The walks are comparatively easy then the next task; talking to people and making them aware and cooperative. There were times I slept above a barn and ate what was served. But after seeing the happiness reflected from the innocent eyes of the children who are fascinated with our E-Paath and E-Pustakalaya, it feels rewarding. And, on top of that, the work we conduct during field visits is truly satisfying for one's soul. It encourages us to do more for them.
Then comes the transition… It has been 3 months since my last field visit. After shifting from a technical room to the developers' room, I have been deprived of all the adventures. However, I am focused as the quote says,
“The secret to change is to focus all of your energy,
not on fighting the old, but on building the new.”- Socrates
I managed to find my own adventure in coding. While it is fun to go places and get our digital educational programs implemented, it is exciting, both as a learner and as a student studying Information Management, to be able to develop these interactive activities. I cannot express my gratitude in words towards our development team who dealt with my constant curiosity and guided me throughout this transition process.
I am currently working on grade 7 math activities and so far have managed to develop two activities with the help of my mentors. I feel a deep sense of satisfaction developing them as students from different schools in diverse parts of Nepal will be able to learn math with the help of these activities. I feel such because this particular subject has never been my cup of tea.
All in all, it will soon be a year since I joined the OLE Nepal team as an intern. And coming back to discussing my transitions, I have had many in this one year. I gained a clearer perspective, learned interpersonal and technical skills, understood the outlook on education and ICT and much more.
It is all because of these transitions that I have evolved as a better person.
