What a busy two weeks...

First I, Christina, went to Marrakesh, Morocco via London for a conference. I stopped over in London for the day and met up with a friend. She was one of my first students in Nigeria. Today she is a successful and beautiful woman. I am so proud of her!

I went to Marrakesh for the IB Coordinators and Heads conference. It is a bi-annual event. I looked forward to it for a year and can not say I was disappointed in the least. The keynote speakers and sessions were incredible and inspiring. Marrakesh a colorful and busy city. Above is a picture for a cultural evening we were treated to and a man I met in the market. He asked if I wanted to take his picture. I said, "Sure!" Afterwards, he wanted a little "something" for his time. For more pictures of Marrakesh, see my Picasa album.

On the way home, I had to stop over in London again (oh nuts) and decided to invited the family to join me. They flew into to London a couple of hours before I did and together we went into town to explore. London is not a city that can be seen in two days! We tried and we know. There are too many exciting and new experiences. That said, we had a full two days and the kids got a good idea of the awesomeness of London. Again, lots of photos can be found in my Picasa album.


When I returned to school I learned that my boyfriend of over two years, was leaving our school and returning to his home country of Germany. Julius told his mother once that he wanted me to come over and run naked in the garden with him. While I was tempted, I refrained! The first time I met her, she said, "So you are my future daughter-in-law?" Julius is a lover boy and I will miss him.




And finally, the four pictures show how and where Ben and I spent our day. We went with the fifth grade classes to a children's rehabilitation center for street children here in Kiev. The center is run by and American and Swiss woman who came here as missionaries. We have been out there before, but this is the first time we did some work and played! The center's kids were nervous about us being there at first, but in the end, they raked leaves with us and played soccer with the boys. It was an amazing day of giving back! Guess where there are more pictures???


No word on our next assignment yet! Our fingers are crossed for Washington!