Ramadan Ends

Ramadan, the month of fasting for Muslims, ended last week and with it came the end of the evening basketball games. There was a sense of excitement each night when the sun went down and it was time to break the fast. A couple of hours later the evening basketball games would begin. There were two leagues: the midjet division made up of high school and young men and the vantem division made up

of young men and fathers. There would be at least two games a night. Mothers and grandmothers gathered together on the sidelines to watch the game, young girls cheered on their favorite players and the younger children were off on the side playing while others were busy keeping score on a chalkboard.

I watched a few games but staying up each night until after midnight got to be tiring. I did however enjoy the games I watched. The last night was exciting too! I will post some pictures of the winning teams!

My first post

I have had this website for a few weeks now but haven’t had the time to sit down and write something up. I hope to write a couple of times a month sharing with you my thoughts and experiences! So here it goes.

This week was a pretty ordinary week, as much as ordinary goes. More students came to our center this week to get help with their school projects. Many of them have big projects due the middle of this month. I never knew there were so many different kinds of figures of speech. Many of the students have no idea of how to write a paper or understand the things they have researched. They just copy down what the encyclopedia says and write it all out whether it makes sense or not. Needless to say, I am seeing what some of the needs these students have…one of them being reading comprehension.

I am just thankful that more and more students are coming to our Center for help!