Finals and a Yokwe/Yokwe Party

5-19-09 Today we finished up the second day of finals--and I am officially done with the teaching part of being a teacher for this school year! All my tests are over. All my tests have been graded, and all the grades have been put into the grade program, and I've even already turned in my final grades. Some of my kids did well, and others didn't. I feel sort of bad, but it's really up to them whether they study for the test or not. It's weird, knowing that everything is sliding toward the end.

Last night we had a Yokwe/Yokwe party for Lorraine and Emily--since Emily leaves tomorrow, and Lorraine on the 25th. We did the whole "walk in a circle singing a song" thing, and people gave the two of them gifts and we hugged them and people made tiny speeches. I know I'll see Lorraine again, since we plan to have a class together in the fall at Southern, but I don't know if I'll see Emily again. She and I have been Ebeye together since the very start, and now I will have about eight days without her. It will be strange to not have a roommate.

That was after the potluck we had welcoming the guests we now have on the island. Ebeye is currently home to a doctor from Guam and his family. They got in last night and were immediately introduced to Marshallese potlucks. Tomorrow they're going to do health screenings for our kids and participate in a bunch of the things we have planned. They're here for a week, and I hope they enjoy their stay.

I'm off to the apartments--a head cold is trying to attack me, and this is not the best time for me to get sick. So I'm drinking lots of water and making sure I get rest and all that good stuff. So I'm thinking a nap is in order.

More later.

~Ashlee