Jr. Carnival and soccer

We had a busy weekend with 2 different school functions - Jr. Carnival and a soccer game against a rec league. Zach made the jr. soccer squad and was able to play in 1 game before their "season" ended. The team was basically put together to play in a tournament that was held while we were in Kenya, but they did organize 1 game against a rec league. Zach played well and they ended up with a tie.

The Junior class put on a carnival on Friday - the kids had a lot of fun there. The football team from Wheaton College was here and brought all kinds of American things, so they served bacon cheeseburgers, nachos, american candy. The theme was Lord of the Rings, so lots dressed up in costumes. Here are a few pictures from the weekend:

Here is Zach with Andy Studebaker from the Kansas City Chiefs.

We have a busy week planned - we have started back with language 3 days a week, with another day of culture and language and then a ministry day as well - so all 5 days are full of learning and observing. We never would have guessed how tired we would be at the end of the day. Our minds are always working and processing - you are constantly either studying language, speaking language, translating language, listening, and then thinking about what you are going to say....It is exhausting. We are very ready to have a better grasp on Wolof. We have such a strong desire to be able to communicate and not have that be another stressor! Many of you have asked about packages. We are putting a list on the blog of the things we can't get here. When you mail packages, please ask at the post office for the flat rate international box. You will save a lot more money and it gets here much faster.