We made it. We finished the first week of teaching. Man, that was exhausting. But, it was also inspiring. For several reasons. First, the sthe student sare amazing. not only did their Java skills improve exponentially every day, but it is amazing how well they get along. Also, they each had to do a presentation for one of the business lectures, and evey single one of them was able to do it well. I was incredibly impressed.

One particular student of note, Benny, had the best part of the presentation. Benny is one of those kids where his mind works faster than his mouth. He was to talk about the target market for the falafel stand that they were marketing. He stands up behind a desk at the front of the room, leans forward and places both hands on the desk, and begins, "Ladies and Gentlemen," The entire room is in rapt attention. He continues, "What in the hell is our customer?" We all lost it laughing. He became a little embarassed when he realized what he said, and then started over again to say , "Ladies and gentlemen, who are our customers?" He had a great speech and ended it declaring that he will make "quality falafel, like in the old, good days." What a funny kid.

Anyways, the week was long and hard. We hav a lot of work to do, but also we need to rest a little this weekend. I went out tonight for the first time since I've been here. It was really cool. There are these alleyways that are just filled with people and it is a really cool atmosphere. I lookforward to having a little more time so I can go out and see some more.