Are you tired of hearing about the upcoming presidential election in the US?
Even those of us living overseas are not spared from exposure to the debates, the commentaries, the mud slinging, the jokes.
Some consolation is that by November …
Playing with the Lions
We got to play with the lions!
Ok, no. That was on our South Africa trip. Try that again.
The boys soccer team got to play a friendly match with the Lady Lions — the Women’s Cameroon National …
Soccer Season Fall 2016
Our boys love to play soccer.
I love to watch them, take pictures, video them and cheer them on.
Since RFIS starts earlier than neighboring schools, our boys played against club teams — guys who work at soccer every day …
Dinner and a Game Show
The 11th Grade class sponsored a lovely dinner and game show last night.
They had lots of fun coming up with the idea and planning out the details.
Thankfully they got some help from well loved “Auntie Conilia” …
Mrs. Z Tries the PE “Beep Run”
When I’m tired of being cooped up in my office I like to go out to see what the PE classes are doing.
It didn’t look that hard
They were just running back and forth, back and forth over and …
Kick-off to 2016-17 School Year
The school year got off to a good start the first full week of August, while many of our friends in the US were still hitting the beaches and going to State Fairs! But since it pretty much feels like …
Summer Travels
Summer 2016 after Nate’s graduation we hit the skies (not the road) in various directions.
Ben had made plans to attend a soccer camp in the Netherlands with his good Dutch friend. When that friend’s parents took a new position …
Graduation 2016
Meet the RFIS Class of 2016!
They’re the first class to go from Grade 7 to 12 at the current RFIS campus.
Graduation events included breakfast with all the graduates and their parents before rehearsal. Then graduation followed by a …
Home Improvements
One day I came home mid-morning, to find a big truck parked outside our house — a cement truck!
The duplex we live in is mainly complete. But the ground floor is pretty much “ground” … that is, dirt.
We …
International Day
One of the many joys of working in an International School is the many nations represented by the students and staff.
Each year we celebrate those nations on International Day. At the morning assembly students carry in flags from the …