ThankfuLee's Overseas

There hasn't been a lot that has happened since I last posted but here are some random little updates! -Preston arrived! For those of you who don't know, Preston is one of my older brothers who graduated from BYU this past May with a degree in Economics. He got a job at the same school we are all at (A'Takamul) as a substitute. He doesn't live with us, but he lives really close. We love having him here because well, if you know Preston, you know that being around him is just the best! He is currently using Rosetta Stone to learn Arabic. Arabic is not an easy language to just learn, however, Preston is determined and is making awesome progress! It is fun when we see him at school, but unfortunately, none of us have had him as a substitute yet! We are crossing our fingers that he is our sub soon! -Ethan got his mission call! Ethan (also one of my older brothers) went to 2 semesters at BYU-Hawaii before working in Pest Control this summer in Missouri and Geor...

This week we started school! We all go to A'Takamul International School which is about a 20 minute drive from where we live. I'm a senior this year, Adam is in 6th grade and Sydney is in 4th grade! ` At this school, from 5th grade up, is gender segregated. So Adam and I both go to school with only our gender, which is very interesting. School in general works a lot differently here than it did in Singapore or in the States. For the most part, the teachers move classrooms instead of the students. Of course, there are some classes that we have to leave for such as Art or Computer classes, but we mostly stay with our class all day. I am the only senior girl who doesn't speak Arabic. It is really interesting not understanding what anyone is talking about sometimes (most times). A few of my classes are taught in Arabic (Arabic and Islam), and I have no idea what they are saying until they translate it in English for me. When we are not in class, everyone speaks in Ar...