this morning i had breakfast with our new ambassador, Mr. Ambassador Knight and the Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Africa Affairs. he was on tour of some countries and was passing through Benin, where he had an extra few hours. His Excellency, Mr. Johnnie Carson is friends with our Ambassador and had us over for breakfast so that Ambassador Carson could have the opportunity to chat with Benin PCVs.
It was awesome. there was bacon, eggs, waffles, maple syrup, (good) honey, (good) yogurt, fruit salad, coffee and tea. it was buffet style and we then ate out in the garden. it was all very lovely. and i am glad that i was chosen to go. two people from each sector were chosen to attend.
then in the afternoon, i went back to the ambassador's to go for a swim!
what a delightful day!
in other news, students took their devoirs the week before last. the teachers at my school conveniently went on strike and i was called upon to proctor tests for the other classes. and every time that i must proctor for other classes i realize that much more how much i love my own students. and last week i told my students in 5eme how much i like being their teacher and how they are my favorite students. they then applauded at this =)
next weekend is the first round of BESA. BESA stands for Best English Students Awards. this is a three round competition in which students take 2 written and an oral test. i am not sure how many students are involved overall, but i had to choose the top three kids in each of my classes. they will then take the test. then as a commune, we will grade the tests together and the top three go onto compete at the department level. i have 3 very, very bright kids in my 5eme class and really, really hope that they will make it to the next round. i will update on this later.
hmmm, what else...we are now in the chaleur. this means that it gets really frickin' hot every day. it feels like the "sun is punching [you] in the back of the neck" according to Anglina.
ok. that's really it for now.
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Michelle!!!
I am glad you had fun at the ambassadors...that sounds pretty awesome! Was brownie there too? Did you get to go inside the house? I miss you sooo much. Kristin told me what happened to Monica--crazy! How is ms. rosy. I have your letter to mail and will bring it to the post office when i get back to ny next week. be on the lookout and stay cool. I miss you so much!
Love,
Cat
cat!!! i miss you girl!
brownie was there too, as well as lauren and iffy. haha, it was cute, brownie went up to the guy and they had a mini chat in swahili. way to take the spotlight, brownie!! the breakfast buffet was in the dining room and then we carried our plates out to the garden where tables, chairs, and umbrellas were set up. it was fun.
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