Marriage Proposals.....

Last week I went to this English club we have at one of our education centers. It was interesting- I had no idea what to expect. They sit each of the English speakers at a different table. Most of the people there are men- there are a few women. All of the people are learning English through the education center and this is just practice for them. You are given a sheet with the topic and some discussion questions and then you sit for about 1 to 2 hours and talk with them. It is interesting to hear their view on things, especially since each of the people come from a different cultural or religious background ;-) Then one person gets up for the table and talks about what we discussed at the table. Afterward is just some free time to talk and get to know people, relationship building. It was nice except for the fact that I was surrounded by men, which I am not used since being emeresed in the culture here. One of my guy friends said I looked like I was teaching Sunday school when I was talking them them- because they were kind of in a semicirlce around me. The conversation with them started out fine. You know the usual- where are you from, family, what do you do here, etc. But then we got on the subject of marriage somehow and religious views, which was still alright....until I started getting marriage proposals, HA! But then again- I am pretty much used to that from walking down the street hearing "Marry me, marry me- I love you!" And as many times as I have heard it it still cracks me up every time. Overall I did enjoy the conversations and maybe I affected a little bit of their way of thinking.

Arabic class is going well. My classmates, all 2 of them, are back from traveling so it's not just me any more.

I am going to visit one of my friends- the hokey pokey one if you look in previous blogs- on Friday. I am pretty excited. Even though I see her everyday at school it is more fun to hang out together at a home. Plus she has 3 sisters that I don't get to see very often :-)

The kids at school are just as cute as ever. It's so much fun getting to know them and be a part of their lives and growing process. Our school is small enough that I can get to know kids from other classes as well. We have about 200 students I believe. I love when the little ones come up in the morning wanting to play with me. It's like being a little kid myself again.

I am looking forward to Thanksgiving!!! We are having a huge get together with all the Americans, sort of like a potluck. I might even try to make some kind of pie!

Ok- that's all for now. Have a great week!