Some Snippets

Jamie says I need a new blog post, (or technically, I guess she said, “Need new blog post.”)  I guess it is about time.  I have had an idea for a great blog post, but just haven’t gotten around to taking the perfect picture for it.  Therefore, I’ll just give you some snippets today.  Ten of them.

Snippet #1:  Independence is mine.  I got a scooter!  TVS Scooty Pep +.  And it’s awesome (when it doesn’t have a flat tire… which happened 4 times in the first 24 hours that I had it, but hasn’t happened again in the 4 weeks I’ve been driving it).  Moto drivers especially enjoy watching me scoot around town.  A white girl on a “motorcycle” is by no means normal.

Snippet #2:  I have been teaching SAT prep to one of my student’s sisters after school on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.  I think if I took the SAT right now, I’d blow it out of the water.

Snippet #3:  I am learning how to salsa dance.  It’s no contra, but it’s my only option as a replacement here in Rwanda, and I’m having fun doing it!

Snippet #4:  We are doing a jump rope unit in PE, and it is a HUGE hit.  Thank you Katie for the jump ropes!  I also found out, via jump rope unit in PE, that Soulja Boy has a new hit/dance called “Crank Dat Jump Rope.”  Thank you, Soulja Boy, for making jump rope “cool!”

Snippet #5:  One of my teacher friends (and future dentist) bought all of “my boys” toothbrushes and we had a How To Brush Your Teeth lesson before English class on Thursdays.  They asked some really phenomenal questions.  Like, “I haven’t brushed my teeth in ten years, why should I do it now?” or “Ali can’t chew meat since he had those three teeth pulled, can he replace them with goat teeth?”  Awesome.

Snippet #6:  Yesterday I spent $82 and an hour of my time adding 24 pages to my passport.  Apparently, even things on “US soil” in Rwanda take forever and not just Rwandan things…

Snippet #7:  I had to get new pages in my passport because I’m going to Nairobi next weekend with another teacher friend.  She lived there for 6 months, so she’ll be an excellent tour guide.  We are counting down the days!  SIX!

Snippet #8:  I also needed new pages because I’m going to Malta for Spring Break (with all of the Libyan evacuees?)!  I’ve always wanted to see the Mediterranean Sea, and April 8 is the day my dreams will come true!

Snippet #9:  Thursday was “Formal Day” dress-up day at school, so I wore formal attire (with high heels) and stunned all of my students who have only ever seen me in my PE kit.  I received the following comments: “Wow, Ms. Simpson, do you ever really dress like this?  I thought you were a tomboy!”  and “Your dress is nasty and that make-up on your face, ugh!” and “Ms. Simpson, you have a zit.”  Out of the mouths of babes…

Snippet #10:  I shut them all up when I jump roped with a criss cross and a double jump in my stilettos.  So there.