Welcome to "Through a Glass Darkly" - my blog about my service trip to Malawi, Africa.

I left Canada on December 30th for Blantyre, Malawi, AFRICA. I worked with Friends of Malawi Fellowship (FOMF), the organization headed by my aunt Phyllis Labrentz. I taught English language and literature, helping secondary high school students learn to read and write English well enough to pass the government exams.
During that time I was also kept busy teaching guitar, singing, and assisting my aunt.
I left Malawi on July 19th and returned to Canada on July 20th.

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

JOB POSTING OF TOILET WASHER

Okay, these are just too good to keep to myself!

I assigned my Form 1 English students (grade 9s) to write a formal job application letter--for the position of toilet washer. Hey, I had to come up with something they'd remember!

Here are some quotes from their letters. Bear in my mind that these are ESL students. Some of them had very little exposure to English before September.
(Punctuation, spelling, and grammar have been left intact.)

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In my qualifications I training for two years at White Person home and I have years of experience to do that for no more problem because I trained much better also I am 20 years old for now.
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I had 7 years training this job in father's Company. I have good experience for this Job. I have been washing at toilet for 7 years.
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I want to know Toilet piece of the Toilet and what time should I stat also I will show the Toilet is looking beatifully so your happy. I am clean a Chimara hopita at 6 years ago taing at Blantyre I have experince to washed the toilet
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I have training at Wise College Centre in America. I have already an experience I worked at Hope Company in Canada and I have been worked for Seven years as a hamble man and I have a certificate of a toilet washer.
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I have 7 years experience but if you can allow me to came am going to do as you command am going to be a best washer in toilet I promise you that.
Thank you for calling me to came and start job but I would like to know which toilet I will be washing
Thank you so much
God bless you sur
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I have corefication of Cleaning and washing Toilets. I also went to USA and learn about the wash and cleaning of Toilet.
Sir or Madam I wishe I get this job because I can change the bad smaling of your toilets. And people will love it.
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I am a 15 years old and I'm a boy I have been doing this job for three years at Blantyre city assembly. I learn't this job at sky way bussines College and I Pass the examination on this job.
I have experience on this job for 2 yrs like I know how to deccorate in toilet. I'm waiting for your calling for an interview.
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I training this job 3 years ago at a certain company in Lilongwe I was also a toilet washer this is where I train this Job.
my experience at the Job is to work hard so that I can also open my own company.
This is what I want to tell you, I look forward to hear on you.
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I write this letter to inform you that I want a job.
The job I want is a toilet washer I like this job since when I was small. I like cleanin in toilet. And I promise to do this work. I think you will like me being washing in your toilet I have been training this Job for 6 years know I am in Blantyre.
I would like to hear from you.
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I have admit: this class is my favourite! They are so happy to see me every day. They love to laugh (and talk), yet are quick to get down to work when asked. They are a delightful class to teach, and they are dear to my heart.

5 comments:

  1. Inez29 February 2012 at 11:54

    P.S. On their exam they'll be applying for the position of English teacher at our school.

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  2. Richie29 February 2012 at 13:23

    Oh, heavens.. no wonder we don't always communicate so well.. but then again how is your (or my) Chicewhan? (how do you spell that?)

    Wasing in the toilet.. well you know that is really the truth in many countries. In Thailand and India it is all one room without any dividers.. so they are washing 'in' the room!

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  3. Inez29 February 2012 at 23:20

    My Chichewa is probably the level of a 9 month old, so I think they're doing marvelously well!

    BTW: If you ask for the location of the bathroom here in Malawi you'll get a blank look. One must ask, "Where is the toilet?"

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  4. Anonymous6 March 2012 at 09:34

    I thought this was really funny, a toilet washer (:. how they all like to wash toilets. hope its going good up there inez (:

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  5. Inez6 March 2012 at 11:11

    Well, they had to sound like they really wanted the job that they were applying for! So, I guess they succeeded.

    It's going well. Term 2 exams have begun.

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