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I am from a nuclear family with poor economic status. We depend on a small plot of farm. Paying for my school needs is difficult. At the beginning of the first term of my school, I hoped to do better in my class and now I am. I worked with carpenters during the break in order to pay school requirements. It was difficult to keep reviewing in mind what we learned for the whole term. My father did not go to secondary school and he doesn't understand the value of education. My dream is to be an engineer I can reach this by learning good skills.

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2017 Form 2

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Susan
Sun, December 9, 2018 at 9:45 pm GMT
Hi Students!

I just read all the journal entries I have received since October. Such wonderful letters! I am so impressed by how mature and articulate you have become. I’m realizing that I have now been reading some of your journals for 5 years. When I look at your photos, I don’t recognize the child I first knew. You are teenagers now.
I especially love the stories that some of you told in your journals. Moral tales, I call them.

So congratulations for working so hard. I’m hoping you will achieve your goals, go to a university if you want, and become productive members of your community, and able to help others as you have been helped.

I am enjoying retirement. My age of 76 is bringing on a bit of health problems, like arthritis, but I keep active physically and don’t let it stop me from doing what I love to do.

I read a lot. I travel. I go to jazz concerts in San Francisco. I would love to return to Kenya and Tanzania for a visit. I’d love to visit your school. Maybe it will happen. Who knows?

So keep up the great efforts. I know it can’t be easy, but this is such a wonderful opportunity.

Very fondly, Susan
Philemon
Sat, December 2, 2017 at 8:44 am GMT
Hello Susan. For sure i am okay. I was reading the topic .It is about
Humidity
Humidity is the amount of water vapor in the air. High humidity increases the chances of clouds and precipitation.
Relative Humidity
Humidity usually refers to relative humidity. This is the percent of water vapor in the air relative to the total amount
the air can hold. How much water vapor can the air hold? That depends on temperature. Warm air can hold more
water vapor than cool air.
Humidity and Heat
People often say, “it’s not the heat but the humidity.” Humidity can make a hot day feel even hotter. When sweat
evaporates, it cools your body. But sweat can’t evaporate when the air already contains as much water vapor as it
can hold. The heat index is a measure of what the temperature feels like because of the humidity
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