Sharing My ICT Experience

How do you feel when you leave your job that you love on retirement? Suddenly I realised that I wasn't going to have any students to train in computers /Internet in the classroom! That was a very lousy feeling, indeed! That was how I felt in mid 2005 when I left the government service after almost 28 years of doing the best thing I could do, teaching and lecturing!

For several months after retirement I volunteered to do computer training for teachers in a nearby district for free! I enjoyed each day going to the training centre, staying there the whole day sharing with teachers the computer skills that I have acquired over 15 years in the training college. It was awesome!

In 2006 I didn't have much to do. Many people, especially those working, used to envy me. Yes, I didn't have to rush to work and clock in at 8 a.m. I disliked the laborious paper work, and unending meetings that I had to attend, at times even at the expense of my teaching time.

Then between May and September I had 4 weeks of integrating computers into the classroom training for lecturers in the teacher training colleges around the country. I really loved going back and doing this. I realise if you are passionate about something you really do a great job of it!

Now I am back to square one with nothing to do! There may be many opportunities for me out there but I fear that I will not succeed if I tried it alone. And so I never get started! Is there anyone out there who felt this way and got out and took action! How can I be strong in mind to build the courage to do something on my own?