Update

Mice 0; David 2. Last night a mouse actually tried to just run past me
while typing on my computer. How did he think that would turn out? I
quickly found a heavy book, followed him into my bedroom, and shut the
door. I shook the furniture and he ran to find a door blocking his
only escape route. Just 10 seconds later I managed to smash him
against the floor with a solid hit from a book. I must be improving…
this kill only took 10 seconds versus the 20 minutes of the earlier
"battle". This time it was more like a rout.
Emmanuel and Mousfadatou came over tonight and we finished discussing
the specifics of the girls' loan fund project. I'm getting pretty
excited because it looks like it may just work out as planned. A Peace
Corps Partnership fundraiser may be online within the next month or
so…
This past weekend I went to Bitchabe, another town in the Bassar
prefecture, to visit the funeral of their former chief who died a
month ago. What a time! We danced, drank, and ate till we passed out
laughing and tired that evening. If only we celebrated someone's death
like this in the states. Why do funerals have to be so sad?
My high school English classes are going well, although a few
students have started to mock me a little in the first few rows of the
class. If the girl continues, she'll have to visit the "principle".
That could be quite the experience. The first time I sent someone to
the office! Some of the students came by my house this evening and
asked if they could do some exercises on Saturday afternoon to
practice for the BAC exam. Exciting because it shows that they
actually care about moving on to "terminale".
This summer looks like it could be jam packed. In addition to the
girls' loan camp, it looks like Kenny could be coming for about a
month, followed by my parents for about 2 weeks. Then in October, I
may have my brother visiting. Kassie and I may do our own journey near
November and December will be my trip home for Christmas. In some ways
time is going by too quickly and my service as a PCV will be coming to
an end quite quickly.