Time delays

Hello again to all of my patient friends and family! I apologize up and down, to myself and you as well, for my delay in writing. I had many different obstacles, but the major was internet access, or should I say the lack of internet access. I finally, keep your fingers crossed, have a stable internet connection, and hope it stays this way. : ) I've kept a running tab of things that I need to write about, and I'll be doing this in stages so stay tuned!

All in all, life continues to go well. I had my first class today, and I had 9 of my 20 women show up. It's Ramadan, and apparently missing the first classes is expected. I expected a few to be missing, but over half?! Oh well...a nice easy start is OK by me. The girls were all quite nice, and are just beginning to understand that they are now in the university system; last semester they were all still in the Foundations program, which meant that they were finishing the intensive English courses that prepare them to enter the university. I've been told to "play nice" with them. Hmmm....I think I can play nice, but with an authoritarian air....

to be continued....