looking forward

Yesterday Angelina and Catherine came over and we hammered out a priliminary letter to a big, international NGO, PLAN Benin to get the ball rolling on Camp GLOW. PLAN has offices all over the world; google them if you like. Anyways, PLAN Benin funded our Camp GLOW last year, 100 percent. I am working with Angelina and Catherine in organizing 2010's annual Camp GLOW. It's gonna be a lot of work, but I know that it's gonna be one of the most worthwhile things I have ever done in my life!

The three of us also took the opportunity to plan a little more of our trip to Dogon Country in Mali this Christmas. We are doing a 4 day trek through the cliff villages and visiting the largest mud-structure in the world and will be camping out under the stars. We officially booked our guide Oumar, who apparently speaks English!

Also, yesterday I stopped by my school to say hello to the Administration. I chatted with my diréctrice for a while and then the censeur showed up and I requested to have/follow one of my classes from last year. It looks like I am going to have two 5eme classes. The other two classes are going to be either 6eme or 4eme...I am leaving it up to them to decide for me cause I could go either way. And I am going to have Fridays off and no 17-19h classes, and hopefully no 15-17 classes (it's WAY to h-o-t to teach 15-17). ((this is all 24 hour time)) It felt really nice just physically being at my school and reminds me how much I love my job here!

In other things, I am looking forward to going to Cotonou this Thursday. I am going out with my friends for an early dinner pizza lunch and beer and then perhaps on to some ice cream. On Friday, PSL-22 (the new trainees) are swearing-in as volunteers; it's going to be a good time all around. And then on Sunday I al going to open up the birthday cards my family sent me =)

I hope and will assume that everyone is doing awesome back home since it's been a while since it's been months since I have heard anything.