A Day Full of Surprises

First thing this morning I was handed a letter with a postage stamp from Uganda, Africa. It couldn’t be from anyone else but my brother. I was so shocked and excited, I was not expecting this at all. He wrote me a letter about his travels in Africa and to wish me a Happy Birthday. Wow, did he have good timing. Later, I was in the middle of preparing a lesson when a large box gets plunked down on top of my desk. The teaching staff surprised me with a large birthday cake and a card for my birthday today. They all gathered around and sang Happy Birthday. Everyone know this song much like we know it in French. They all wished me happy birthday at different times throughout the day. Even those who do not speak any English had been practicing for the occasion and were excited to try out the new words they had learned. I taught two classes today and both classes had found out from the teachers that is was my birthday so they also sang Happy Birthday. I was invited for dinner at the dance teachers house. Her and her roommate cooked dinner for me. It was a great day although the weather has been cold and wet for the past two days. It has been pouring rain, much like home, and thunder and lightening during the nights. The weather changes so drastically here. One day it is 29 degrees and the next day it is 11 degrees. You can’t really plan what you are going to wear the next day.



Balloon + Cake + Candles = Birthday Party