Friday

My apartment buildiing

1. Our final French exam was first thing this morning. It was an in-class written essay on the novel we read. The prompts asked us to pull from other authors and our own life experiences. 
2. As soon as we had both finished, just after noon, Cora and I headed to the Ministry of Secondary Education for our final required interview. We really had no idea where we were going, or who to talk to. That’s how it works here- you just show up, state why your there and hope for the best. That’s how we ended up making all the connections we did at the Lycee de Tsinga. I was a little more skeptical this time.Once we found the right building, the security guard sent us to the 6th floor where we were directed from room to room until being sent to the 3rd floor. On the 3rd floor we bounced around a few rooms. In one, we were sent to explain what we wanted to a women, when we arrived she had been talking to another man. He happened to hear what we wanted and took us to meet his boss. His boss told him that he was capable of answering our questions and told us that he had plenty of time to speak with us. That’s how the man we happened to run into became our contact at the ministry.
3. Our interview was almost an hour long and during it he bought us chocolate from a man that walks around the building selling snacks. We also learned that he had a PhD in Chemistry which he earned through a program that took place in Cameroon, Pakistan, and Germany. At the end of the interview, we were shown photos of his four kids (Stella-5, Ashley-3, Nathan-2, and George-3 weeks). We also exchanged contact information and he said that his wife (a teacher) would love to meet us and to come over to his house anytime.  
4. In the evening my brother, Sony made dessert crepes for everyone.
5. Gael, Glendon and I played several very competitive rounds of Ludo (the original version of Sorry)