We are enjoying a 3 day weekend, our first break since the start of the second semester. Most staff are staying around campus for the weekend, relaxing and getting caught up with a few things. The weather has been very unusual the past few days. Temperatures have been cooler than in the past two years and we have had quite a bit of rainfall. Today we walked down to San Steffano for a movie and dinner and the winds reminded us of March in Iowa. They were especially strong as we got closer to the sea.
Next week we host the Junior Varsity Academic games. There will be approximately 60 students here form other schools in the Middle East. The schools will compete against each other in “quiz” games. Pat and I will be reading and timing some of the contests. It should be a fun event and I know our students are looking forward to the competition. Events like this are very important for our students to be involved with. It gives them the opportunity to meet students from other areas. Many times these students will form friendships that last several years as they may compete against each other for 4 to 6 years.
One of my students stopped by on her way home on Wednesday evening and as we were talking she told me that she had just gotten her driver’s license. Young people are able to get their licenses when they turn 18. They are to take a driving test and pass an eye exam. She told me that she did not have to do both as her family has “connections” and all they had to do was pay to get the license. Things are often done this was in Egypt, it is now what you know but who you know.
