Kassim!

This is one of the neighbor boys who likes hanging out by our house. He's really cute and his name is Kassim. After the Barcelona/Manchester football match Kassim and Al came by the house and demonstrated their goal tending abilities yelling out "keeper." Kassim talked with my mom and dad this morning and loved hearing them say, "Jambo Kassim" on my cell phone. He was amazed that his name was coming from the cell phone.

Yesterday before dinner, he was at the fence asking me to draw him pictures. I drew him a bunch of pictures (of cartoon lions, elephants, soccer players, etc.) for about a half an hour and had him repeat all of the English words for the pictures. He's not at one of the nursery school's we teach at, but his English is progressing really well. He likes giving high-fives after he pronounces the words correctly.