Good times

It's the Friday before Spring Break! I feel like I am approaching a marathon finish line!

This week I have been meeting with many of my Lit students as they work on their papers, and it has been a very mixed bag.

Some students are so surprisingly interested in doing well and in understanding what they need to understand about the material. Those have made the last few days fun and worthwhile. Of course there have been some that have really disappointed me. One girl is just so out of control, and she thinks she is very smart. I think she is! But I don't think she as smart as she thinks she is. I wish she would listen, but she insists on being right. Clearly, I see myself there. I wish she would just listen. She's making things harder than they need to be.

Last night Greg and I went to a documentary at the museum across the street. It was called "A Spoken Dish" and it was a blast! Tickets were $15 a piece, and I just thought we were paying for the movie. Instead, we arrived and discovered that several local (very nice!) restaurants had brought snacks and beer. Greg gunned a beer so we could get a good seat for the movie. We ate boudin, greens, barbecue spaghetti, catfish, and vegan cornbread. It was such a treat! The documentary was a 45 min collection of people talking about food traditions. It was a lot of fun!

The night before that we went to the movie theater down the street at watched a documentary about Rwandan film-making. The film followed Rwandans who are trying to make movies in Rwanda. The movie is called "Finding Hillywood." It was really sad to see so many lives affected by the genocide, but I did appreciate being able to see signs of growth and renewal 20 years later. After the movie one of the producers was present for a Q and A which was very enjoyable.

I really like living here, and I am glad that we have had the chances to do things like this.

Greg is going to start teaching another class at Southwest. He and I understand that this means a very big tax on his time, and I hope he is able to manage it. In the end he and I both agree that it is for a very limited time. It was nice that he wanted to talk to me about it and wanted my input on his decision. Ultimately, I couldn't ever make a real decision. I'm sure it will be difficult, but he and I both know that it is just for now. We just have to keep that in mind.

Ursula and Murphy work together to destroy things. She will push things from high surfaces, and Murphy will cart them away for chewing. So far I have seen them do it just once, but from the variety of chewed things I have found, I know this is part of a large-scale operation. Those animals.

There is a rough change coming, and I want to wait until I have my thoughts together to talk about it. I'm facing a very difficult realization, and I am not sure how I feel or what I want to say. I think I am going to save that for a long, coffee-induced, Spring Break post.

Alright, time to focus on the positive! Last day of school for the next week! Huzzah!