The days have been filled with weirdness and such. We have started to implement changes in how we are doing things. We are now able to give back the tests and go over them with the students so they can learn from them (we are all happy about that), and we have learned that the books we are using are not meant to be used until the next class. Quite the interesting bit of information.
In addition to all of this, I was told by one of my students that she was accepted into the Iraqi Youth Leadership Program! If all goes well at her interview at the embassy in Baghdad, she will be going to Washington, DC for six weeks this summer to interact with other Iraqis and Americans in a program that emphasizes cultural exchange. I am so excited for her. It was very exciting to be a part of her getting into this program.
My part of the process was quite small, but the sense of accomplishment or helpfulness (or whatever it is) is intense. For the first time in my life, I wrote a recommendation letter. She is a great student and very deserving of this opportunity, so it was easy to write a glowing report, but to know that I had a part in it, no matter how small, makes me feel good. I just hope she is able to take advantage of it.
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