School's Out!!

My students are extra excited…..over-stressed…..and won’t stop talking!!  It must be the LAST WEEK OF SCHOOL!

Not your usual last week, mind you.  We don’t have school on Monday – and the last day of school is a Thursday….so we only have a three-day week…..and, well – on Thursday, we are planning a school-wide pool party after lunch – so Thursday is a half day….make that a two and a half day week.  

My poor history students have a final on Wednesday….Yikes!!  Their poor teacher has to write the final….Double Yikes!!!  

In addition to last week hoop-la – our team is hosting around 13 visitors from the Dallas area….They are visiting to catch the LivingStone University Fever and spread it back in the States.  (Note to CDC: this is in no way related to The Swine Flu.) 

Plus – one of our teammates – the Shelburnes (all 9 of them) – are leaving in five days for a year long furlough.  Two day later, two more teammates head back (Mary Beth and Jennifer) until mid July.  Then, not to be left out, Laura Shero and kids will leave two days after that (Phillip to follow in a few weeks).    Did I mention that Heidi also leaves this Friday??  So in the next ten days, our team will shrink from 14 adults and 10 kids to 7 adults and zero kids.   Sheesh!!    And that’s just the folks leaving from our team…..lots of other expatriates are heading home as well.

After being such a close knit community it is difficult to see that community change.  

____OK – I actually wrote all of that earlier this week and totally forgot to post it….That's how busy this last week of school has been!  And, that history final...I'm not sure which is more difficult - writing exams or taking exams.