Ramadan Kareem

Did you know Ramadan starts tomorrow? Fasting during Ramadan is one of the five pillars of Islam. Muslims must fast from sunrise to sunset (we eat all night though). Satan is locked up and the month is filled with blessings and happiness. I can't describe the wonderful feeling everyone feels in Ramadan--words fail me.

TEFL Update

Hey y'all. Sorry I've been super MIA these past few weeks but let me tell you, it's been super busy around here.

Weddings, graduations, driving exams, shopping, cleaning the house, getting sick, Mohammad Assaf winning Arab Idol, learning Arabic AND Tefl training.....I just can't seem to find the pause button for life.

TEFL Week 1

.... Click here to read about my other TEFL post. 

First day of class is the usual: ice breakers and get to know you games. I don't know how effective it was for me because I was dead tired (still am). 

The games were great. We listed pros and cons for each activity. They included ball toss to learn names and a teacher quiz. I would definitely use both in my classroom. We received a complementary lunch for the first day.

Graduation update

Time for an update. So a while ago I posted about my nervous and scared feelings about graduation. Let me just put those feelings to rest.

Graduating was exciting and liberating!

Final's Week

Here's my typical final's week. Does yours look the same?

Here we GOOOO

All right everyone, this is my last week of school and yes, it is finals week. I have two finals tomorrow (my worst ones), one on Tuesday and one on Wednesday. Then, all I have to do is fight with the school bookstore about why my gown hasn't arrived yet and get ready for graduation. I can't believe it. It's been four years: two spent in community college and two at a university. I am so grateful for the opportunity to expand my knowledge and for the new experiences. I'll be posting a "through my finals week" post by the end of the week and you'll be seeing more of me here since I'm on a tumblr hiatus. 

In any case, thanks to those who stood by me through these crazy four years. Alf alf alhamdulilah. :)

B.A.P Pacific Tour Concert

Subhanallah things work in strange ways.

About a month ago I asked my parents if I could go to the B.A.P pacific tour concert. The venue wasn't too far from where I live and the ticket prices were reasonable. Unfortunately--after a bunch of heartbreak and tears--I wasn't allowed to go.