A Day at Brown's Lake with the Humphrey Fellows

A Day of Relaxation from English Language Work

June 2019

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As part of her practicum in the course we took on Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) at the University of Montana, Dona spent time working with visitors in the Humphrey Fellowship program. The University of Montana helps the Humphrey Fellows through a Long-Term English program when they first come to the United States. We invited them to come out to Ovando for a day of relaxation. The plan was to do some canoeing on Brown's Lake in the morning and then hike in the afternoon. Jeanie and Josh, two of the English language instructors, and Ryan, an intern, brought them out.

We got a late start, as everyone enjoyed exploring our place before heading out to the lake. A number of them wanted to go up on the tree platform and have a look around, and others explored a bit down by the river. In the end, we didn't have time for that afternoon hike, as we spent most of the afternoon at the lake. But I think everyone enjoyed it.

We had three boats for them to use: a sixteen foot canoe, our Vermont Fishing Dory, and a Jeanie's one-person Mad River canoe.


Jeanie

Brown's Lake and Lake Mountain

Hlaing Hlaing
Hlaing Hlaing

Hlaing Hlaing in Jeanie's canoe

Nader Julio Pierre
Julio Nader Pierre

Pierre, Nader and Julio in the dory

Rommel Patricia Bunnath
Rommel Patricia Bunnath

Rommel, Patricia and Bunnath in the canoe

Julio Nader Pierre Beyo
Julio Nader Pierre Beyo
Julio Nader Pierre Beyo

Pierre, Nader and Pierre; Beyo

Julio Nader Pierre Beyo
Beyo

Hlaing Hlaing Mohamed Julio
Hlaing Hlaing Mohamed Julio
Hlaing Hlaing Mohamed Julio

Hlaing Hlaing, Mohamed and Julio

Rommel Patricia Bunnath
Rommel, Patricia and Bunnath

Alain Georges
Alain Georges

Alain Georges

Mexan Hlaing Hlaing Mohamed Julio
Mexan and Beyo
Hlaing Hlaing, Mohamed and Julio
Mexan Beyo
Mexan and Beyo

Hlaing Hlaing Mohamed Julio
Hlaing Hlaing, Mohamed and Julio

Hlaing Hlaing Mohamed Julio
Hlaing Hlaing Mohamed Julio

Hlaing Hlaing Mohamed Julio
Hlaing Hlaing Mohamed Julio

Mohamed
Mohamed

Imdad Martin Mohamed
Imdad, Martin and Mohamed
Mohamed Martin Imdad
Mohamed, Martin and Imdad

Mohamed Martin Imdad
Mohamed Martin Imdad

Zuomei
Zuomei

Zuomei

Mohamed
Mohamed
Mohamed Zuomei
Mohamed and Zuomei

Pierre Alain Georges
Pierre and Alain Georges

Jeanie
Jeanie
Jeanie

Jeanie