After school, we all went to the Institute of African Studies, and Catherine Skyped with her class back in Michigan. Together with her teacher, I organized the 30-minute session around questions that were asked of and by Catherine. The students in Michigan were well prepared with questions printed on 3x5 notecards. Each student walked to the computer to ask their question and patiently wait for Catherine to answer. They asked about weather (it’s hot), food (it’s OK), and fears (few, except for bugs). Catherine's list of 12 questions included: “How much snow is there?” “Who are the new kids?” “Are you working on the Spring Program in music?” and “What are you learning in Math?” Judging by the smiles on both sides, it seems like everyone enjoyed the visit. See photos below.
We blew through another 10 GB of data on SurfLine. It is driving me crazy that I don’t know what is causing our high rate of data consumption. Today, when we got home from the Institute, we consumed 1 GB of data in 7 minutes. 7 minutes! That hardly seems possible.
The weekend is here, and Tracy returns on Sunday. We’re all looking forward to that.
—Matt
