This is a picture of the men in our second class on the last day. There are definitely a few characters in this group. It's kind of like grade school or high school...there is a class clown (second guy in from the right, always making awkward comments and laughing at them), the popular, confident guy (striped shirt on far left, dances to the ringing cell phone in class, etc.), the brainiac (White shirt, third from the right, always answers questions), the teacher's pet (second from left, told us during class last time that the number 18 was just flashing in his head because that's the date we leave, and it's so sad!), and the guy with a million questions, who doesn't wait for the full answer before asking another on top of it (shiny blue shirt in front). It's been fun seeing these dynamics and the different personalities that come together. The girls in this class were quieter and less involved. Gina, who is in the white shirt below, was our class accountant and took care of the money for us. She is a very professional lady who always smiles. Andremine in the green wasn't very talkative, but is always nice. She knows English pretty well. When I picture her I will think of her peeking over her glasses at us with a baseball hat on. The women in our first class were a bit friendlier, probably because they weren't as dominated by all the men!
On Friday we had our final meeting for English club. The idea for this club came from a rather distressing last meeting with our first advanced class in December. They were unhappy that the class was ending and there was nothing else for them beyond that level. We came up with the idea of an English club that would meet on Fridays for 2 hours to discuss various topics. The last few months, we have had about 4 regular attenders. A few times we had a bigger group, but after the earthquake, we consistently had 3-4. We asked for suggestions about what they would like to talk about, so we could find articles online and bring them. Although it wasn't an earth-shattering success or anything, it has been a good experience. The 4 men that come are very good at English and so we've been able to get to know them better. On Friday, they wanted to just talk. So we sat outside for few hours and they asked us questions about our time in Haiti, what is the best/worst thing we've learned about Haitian culture, does Chris feel like Haitian guys have shown his wife respect, do we have mountains where we live, what are schools like in the US, did we feel welcome here, what will we say about Haiti when we talk to people at home, and how did we find the church services to be. It was a unique time of reflection!
This week we will be doing a lot of reminiscing and thinking, and trying to see all the people we have come to know to say goodbye, and hope to see you again! Please keep us in your prayers as we go through this week. These last two pictures are from the Sunday kid's program, there are SO many kids! Thanks for checking in. Have a great week. :)
This is a picture of the men in our second class on the last day. There are definitely a few characters in this group. It's kind of like grade school or high school...there is a class clown (second guy in from the right, always making awkward comments and laughing at them), the popular, confident guy (striped shirt on far left, dances to the ringing cell phone in class, etc.), the brainiac (White shirt, third from the right, always answers questions), the teacher's pet (second from left, told us during class last time that the number 18 was just flashing in his head because that's the date we leave, and it's so sad!), and the guy with a million questions, who doesn't wait for the full answer before asking another on top of it (shiny blue shirt in front). It's been fun seeing these dynamics and the different personalities that come together. The girls in this class were quieter and less involved. Gina, who is in the white shirt below, was our class accountant and took care of the money for us. She is a very professional lady who always smiles. Andremine in the green wasn't very talkative, but is always nice. She knows English pretty well. When I picture her I will think of her peeking over her glasses at us with a baseball hat on. The women in our first class were a bit friendlier, probably because they weren't as dominated by all the men! 
On Friday we had our final meeting for English club. The idea for this club came from a rather distressing last meeting with our first advanced class in December. They were unhappy that the class was ending and there was nothing else for them beyond that level. We came up with the idea of an English club that would meet on Fridays for 2 hours to discuss various topics. The last few months, we have had about 4 regular attenders. A few times we had a bigger group, but after the earthquake, we consistently had 3-4. We asked for suggestions about what they would like to talk about, so we could find articles online and bring them. Although it wasn't an earth-shattering success or anything, it has been a good experience. The 4 men that come are very good at English and so we've been able to get to know them better. On Friday, they wanted to just talk. So we sat outside for few hours and they asked us questions about our time in Haiti, what is the best/worst thing we've learned about Haitian culture, does Chris feel like Haitian guys have shown his wife respect, do we have mountains where we live, what are schools like in the US, did we feel welcome here, what will we say about Haiti when we talk to people at home, and how did we find the church services to be. It was a unique time of reflection! 
This week we will be doing a lot of reminiscing and thinking, and trying to see all the people we have come to know to say goodbye, and hope to see you again! Please keep us in your prayers as we go through this week. These last two pictures are from the Sunday kid's program, there are SO many kids! Thanks for checking in. Have a great week. :)
Great Blog honey! :) Love you
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