June is where it's at

Every year, June is a month full of parties here in Cote d'Ivoire.  Personally, I wouldn't choose any other.  The month kicks off with my birthday on the first!  A handful of my Ivorian friends and American teammates made it a fantastic day.  

Mai and Marie Louise

 Lea and Mai

I love laughing this hard

 Tim and Lea - who made the party happen.

We had our annual party for the annual African Children's Day, at Centre Providence (the girls school where I volunteer).  The girls prepare dances, songs, games, and food, and we party it up!



 Mureille

 Elody

 Djata and Rokia, twins

 Audrey, proudly holding her newborn

 Evelynn and I

 Sara and Solange

 Nathalie and I

 Laurelle and Bintou

 With our beautiful mural.

For the end of the sunday school year, we had a kids day at church.  Eight am to 5 pm, nonstop fun!  For the kids that is.  Us teachers are usually lying unconcious by the end of it.  But somehow it's all worth it, just to see the smiles on their faces! 



 Manygi and David - I LOVE them.

 Grace

 Chimngo and I

 Emmanuel, actin' all cool

 Lea and Mai

 The view from the top of the church building, of the community veggie fields

I promise that my next blog will be a written one!  In the meantime, I hope you enjoy the photos!