Kids stink!

July 17th, 2006

Or so Niq would have you believe. Today was a national holiday, which for us meant two parties instead of just the one. Over lunch we had our final kids class party, which was so wonderful. I know I say that a lot, but this was the saddest group to say goodbye to. We’ve been teaching this group of kids for nearly three years, and in kid time that’s the majority of their lives. We’ve seen them go from babies to kids! Bald heads to pigtails! Drooling to singing! Each family made us an album page so we have photos and letters from each of them in a giant book. I’m sure I’ll look at it obsessively when I get back home. I cannot begin to say how much I adore these families– I’ll really miss them.

A few hours later we went to Niq’s dance people’s house for dinner. I talked for a long time with a man who was an air traffic controller and worked in Iwo Jima (post war), so that was certainly interesting. Got a lot fatter today, but at least I was constantly in good company.

A general note, I apologize for the repetitiveness of my posts, but this is what my life is like right now. Parties, ceremonies, and tons of cute kids. So if you can’t appreciate pictures of cute kids, then check back in a month or so. Or never, because I never thought I would know anyone who doesn’t like pictures of cute kids. Seriously!

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