tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858950.post679276355767682942..comments2023-05-31T14:16:36.022+03:00Comments on Otto's Random Thoughts: YesterdayJ. Otto Pohlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07457089758142264049noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858950.post-35460741372870607262016-04-22T14:24:51.879+03:002016-04-22T14:24:51.879+03:00All university students here are required to do a ...All university students here are required to do a year of national service after they graduate. Those wanting to go on to graduate studies often do their service in a university department. They are paid by the government through a separate scheme.<br /><br />J. Otto Pohlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07457089758142264049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858950.post-58273301136843666332016-04-21T22:48:04.227+03:002016-04-21T22:48:04.227+03:00RE: "This provoked a lively discussion among ...RE: "This provoked a lively discussion among the National Service Personnel in the audience, most of whom had been students just a year ago." What purpose are these "National Service Personnel" in Ghana? Do they perform some service at university and who pays them? I ask because I am unfamiliar with this terminology in US universities.<br /><br />RE: "After that I called my wife and spoke to my five year old daughter. Her Russian has gotten really good. It is her second language. Her first language is Kyrgyz which I don't speak very much of at all. She even threw in some English phrases for my benefit. She asked about her grandparents a lot." The world looks quite large in the eyes of a five-year old. I remember raising my daughter and experiencing the wonder of things. Maybe you can help her learn English and she could help you to learn Kyrgyz? Five years old is such a sweet and innocent age. May God richly bless her and instill an abiding love of learning, reading and discovery!derRachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07144233067868077338noreply@blogger.com