Juliet

Juliet

This is Juliet, the Vice-President of the English Club at the Mole camp. Juliette is also the supervisor of the camp's nursery school, a job she does very well. She is very serious but has a wry sense of humor. I also think she is a bit mischievous, but she would deny it. She has a gleam in her eye that lets you know you aren't in complete control of everything you think. She observes intently and is always thinking. 

Juliet worked very hard as we explored various teaching styles and philosophies. She was very open and experimented easily. Like Teddy and Saint Fort, her English was far, far better than she could imagine. As a matter of fact, I have never met an American whose second language was as good as theirs who wasn't raised overseas. She speaks French, Sango, and English fluently. A very bright woman indeed.

Juliet was at the core of the leadership team and she eagerly accepted many roles in the projects we developed. She helped with the primary school program, created the girls empowerment club with Scholastique, and informally banded the women and mothers together to include them in classes and activities. As the Jamaicans would say, she is like coconut milk (in everything).

Juliet is very passionate and  the circumstances and consequences of the camp overwhelm her at times, and she struggles to navigate the complex politics involved. But she does, and she prevails when it counts. She is a great teacher, mother, wife, friend, and advocate. I was honored to be able to work with her.