Nation Awaits, Change?
March 2014
Despite what you are hearing, reading and seeing in the news, Nigeria is still here.
The Presidential elections that were scheduled for February 14 were postponed due to insecurity and distribution of voter ID cards. This past weekend thousands voted in spite of long hours waiting in sun/rain and terrorist threats. The results trickled in over 2 days and were on the air (radio, tv, internet) and keenly observed by millions – nationally and internationally.
Now the nation has a new President, Muhammad Buhari from the opposition party. Despite the efforts of the ruling government to eliminate the Boko Haram terrorists, many still wanted change in how the nation is led. Now the world waits to see how the losers (and winners) react.
Family
Hillcrest school, where Zion & Gabi attend, had to adjust the spring break several times due to the elections. Originally, we were hoping for a small break in February but it was shifted to the end of March. Now the school will remain “out of session” until April 14th – four weeks! The kids still have packets of work to complete but are glad to sleep in. They miss the social component but are fine as many of their friends live nearby.
Zion and Gabi worked hard this past quarter and had great report cards to show for it. They both are playing soccer at school – both as goalkeepers. Gabi still thrives on social activities (planning and participating) but has struggled with her health and some other personal issues. Her 8th grade class hosted Pancake Breakfast and they all dressed according to characters from “Alice in Wonderland”
Recently Zion and friends have been making ‘funny’ videos inspired by their current environment. Zion also passes time making songs on garage band. Zion also attended his first Sadie Hawkins dance, he was asked by a Senior!
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