Saturday’s highlights:
Half a dozen Shilluk volunteers demonstrated their commitment to the dictionary project, showing up to work on the glossing backlog. I showed Leoma and Christine how to wrap up the workshop on Friday, since I am scheduled to leave on Monday. The remainder of my day was spent relaxing, something I hadn’t found much time for during the week. Read on for more details.
It was very encouraging to see the first couple of Shilluk volunteers at shortly after 8:00am. They had come to work on the glossing, which has accumulated a significant backlog to this point. Several others joined them over the course of the next 30 minutes or so, and at least six of them worked most of the day, taking a break only to go and get something to eat. I’m not sure what more we can do about the glossing backlog, since the number of individuals who are capable of doing that work is limited, and many of those who are qualified are needed in other roles. This is a problem that we encounter in every workshop and for which we still have not found a solution.
I showed Leoma and Christine how to back up the database to the internet and upload the data to the dictionary website. Then we talked about ways that we can encourage each of the participants in their respective roles, while challenging them to improve the quality of their work even more. We now have a game plan in place for Monday morning.
I was hoping to have supper with a Shilluk friend of Leoma who works for a bank here in Juba, but that was postponed when a welcome rain blew in. (The place where we were planning to eat is on the top of a tall building and has no roof.) That might happen tomorrow (Sunday) evening.
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