Obsi played soccer last fall for his middle school. I think it was a bit much for him. He struggled with soccer practice/games and keeping up with his school work. School is very different here and Obsi wants to do a good job so it took him longer to figure it out and do it right. I was in constant communication with his teachers. Obsi had to learn the schedule thing and getting to his classrooms. Ethiopians are known for taking their time. Something Americans should learn but of course, we are always in a hurry. The teachers were okay with Obsi coming late.
Obsi also had to get used to the hot lunch program and the food! That was very hard for him. Nothing looked good. Everything was blah. It was too hard to know what to take. He didn't know a la cart was separate and expensive. He was eating pop tarts for lunch! It took a while but we bought him some Chinese Hot Sauce to spice up the boring food and it went much better.
November brought about a routine that Obsi settled into. Obsi got all A's (maybe one B) on his 1st quarter report card. Just amazing for his first time in an American school. Obsi's life revolves around his school work. He spends most of his time at home, down in his bedroom doing his school work. It is leaving our family missing out on getting to know Obsi. He loves to spend time alone.
December brings Obsi's first Christmas. Obsi hates the cold. We talked him into going with the family (a tradition) to cut down a christmas tree. We dressed him up warm.
On New Years Day Obsi had a chance to meet up with a friend from his orphanage. We met at Gurney Mills and he had a fun day!
Tamirat.....another day....
Loved reading your update on Obsi. How proud you all must be of his accomplishments in school thus far, that's wonderful. I still remember his quiet sweet personality and his big smile!!
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