Today, after having crazy fun at another school, I got some computer training :-)  Yup, I said that right… Michael taught me how to use a professional audio package called Pro Tools LE to do some studio recording.  The studio was a small room with an exercise mat draped across the table to isolate the microphone, and some plastic chairs to hold the laptop microphone amp, but it was all we needed.  A native Setswana speaker named Pokolo then read from the Community Health Education guide.  It has chapters on Cleanliness, Tuberculosis, Diarrhea, Smoking, etc and basic information about prevention and HIV/AIDS.  Michael recorded Pokolo reading the first 3 or 4, and then turned it over to me to do the remaining half.  Whoohoo!  I even got to give that exaggerated finger pointing to cue up the recording for each track.  We spent the rest of the afternoon stopping and starting and recording tracks as needed.  The material will eventually be added to the solar or hand crank audio devices OneWay is distributing to the local villages.

BTW, yes, they do say “Hakuna Matata” here.  Emily and I nearly burst into music from The Lion King when we heard someone use it this morning.  It was great fun.

-Pete