Farewelling Yemen, Hello Sri Lanka:)

Definitely time for a new entry....because chapter 1 is now 3 days away from finishing and Chapter 2 (A.K.A) Sri lanka, is about to begin. I will not have a computer while traveling around Sri Lanka, and judging by my previous memories of the place, finding an internet cafe is close to impossible, and finding one with a connection that works..well..not even Tom Cruise can pull that one off....
So let me begin. Finishing off from my previous entry, a lot has happened. The event however that strikes me the most was graduation day. Everyone, well, at least those who have had enough patience to read up on the blog ( and bothered to leave a comment..lol..Dana u rock! ) will have known that I was given the privilege to teach graphic design to some amazing people, a.k.a my somali refugee friends..even though I hate referring to them as refugees... cuz if anything, they are Somali heroes. The day, pressed by the hands of time, finally came, so last Saturday we held the official graduation/ceremony at the SUCCEED center in Hadda Street.

Once again I found myself in the position of pretty much organizing the whole thing.....pressing people into saying yes or no rather than Inshallah.. which means, if Allah wills ( commonly used as an excuse to say..If I dont chew qut..If I dont have a bad hair day..If I have my coffee...If the world doesnt end...If I can be bothered...then maybe, just maybe..it may get done..but no promises..). N e ways, to cut to the chase, finally by Saturday morning we had the certificates ready, the posters printed, the projector in place and the room set up with a big humongous chocolate cake courtesy of Mr Khalid Dubai. Present at the ceremony were students from the IDSL course..which is basically general computer knowledge..my amazingly talented students, and..wow..Mr Alexis Garnett and the famous Egyptian/greek/brit/yemeni/all round dude Mr Andrew Knight representing the UNHCR dept. Also present were Mr Khalid Dubai and Ammar, representing succeed and IDF. The atmosphere was buzzing, there were smiles all around and all were ready to get their certificate and comment on their experieneces gained.

To be continued....