When I started the classes three weeks ago, Mimi was in the process of arranging some catering for a coffee break for the students. The process got a little caught up in red tape, but it arrived today and how. Juices, waters, pretzels, candy, chocolate, pistachios, dried fruits, coffee and tea. We have five days to consume it.
They've started some kind of construction outside our class, and I was willing to ignore it, but the students couldn't. One of the national security guys stuck his head out the window and persuaded them to stop with a couple of bottles of water. It worked for about ten minutes, so he had one of the ladies ask them instead, which did the trick. This was a student I mistakenly called Shakira the other day because her name is similar and she's about as pretty. It all reminded me of that scene in A Beautiful Mind with the jackhammer.
The students don't allow me to carry anything heavy or to work too hard to erase the white board, which often takes some elbow grease. They don't let me pour my own drink either or go without snacks (okay, fine, I'll have some chocolate). While they were working on an activity today, I went to the back of the classroom to straighten up the snack area, but it made one student so uncomfortable that he jumped up to help me, so I had to stop to keep him focused.
These are good souls.
I love being reminded that the world is full of good people!
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