High School, an unforgettable roller coaster ride.

2006-2011, Five years have now passed since I first stepped through ICSA's doors. ICSA, The International Community School of Abidjan has shaped me into a new person. After completing primary school in the french system, mom and dad decided it was time for me to learn English. When I stepped in ICSA for the first time, I was this shy little girl that didn't know English. Thanks to my ESOL teacher Mr. Koffi Lazare, I had mastered the language three months later. My knowledge of the language opened up new doors for me; I made new friends and began to take part in different school activities.

Used to big schools, ICSA was quite a change for me.Within a few weeks, I had to adapt to ICSA's demands.
From then on, my time at ICSA has been a fantastic ride with ups and downs. Even though we often complain about the size and the small variety of activities that the school offers, ICSA is like a family. Like every family, every student that leaves ICSA leaves a part of his heart behind.
ICSA hasn't only taught me how to wield pen and paper, it has also taught me many things about life. The most important lesson I've learned within my classroom walls is that: Uniqueness is one of life's most important qualities.
I have two more years of high school before I head off to college and I have to admit that I'm kind of scared. I got used to the small size of ICSA and I know how BIG universities are.

(To be continued...)

Cote d'Ivoire, God be with you.

Those of us who taught that the 2010 presidential elections would mean a better Cote d’Ivoire were apparently wrong. The post-electoral crisis has been getting worse over the days. There has been a lot of shooting going on, and on top of that the UN along with the French army are carrying out air strikes. It’s not a matter of political parties anymore, but a matter of saving Cote d’Ivoire.

No one knows anymore how this crisis is going to end but as a Christian (Catholic), I strongly believe that God has a plan for the beautiful country that is Cote d’Ivoire.  Here is a passage from the bible that I’ve been reading and that relates perfectly with this situation:

Psalm 91, 1-8
“Happy is he whose resting-place is in the secret of the Lord, and under the shade of the wings of the Most High; Who says of the Lord, He is my safe place and my tower of strength: he is my God, in whom is my hope. He will take you out of the bird-net, and keep you safe from wasting disease. You will be covered by his feathers; under his wings you will be safe: his good faith will be your salvation. You will have no fear of the evil things of the night, or of the arrow in flight by day, Or of the disease which takes men in the dark, or of the destruction which makes waste when the sun is high. You will see a thousand falling by your side, and ten thousand at your right hand; but it will not come near you. Only with your eyes will you see the reward of the evil-doers.”

Cote d'Ivoire, and school.

As I said in my previous post, the situation in C.I is not so good and people are leaving. School opened for one week and closed again causing us to work via Engrade. School is almost empty, there are 22 students who physically attend school and 10 others who work online.School is very depressing because all of my friends have left the country but that doesn't stop me from doing my work.
If you don't know what is going on in Cote d'Ivoire, here is a link that will help you understand >> http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2062034,00.html

Working online...

This week, we had to work with teachers via engrade. We got work from most teacher and the assignment I liked the most was an engish assignment. We had the write a 5 paragraph essay on nonviolence in Ivory Coast. I liked this assignment because there is a lot to say on the topic.


We also had a math chapter test to take which was pretty easy :)


Working in the classroom vs. working online via engrade
I prefer working in the classroom . In the classroom, the teacher can directly answer to your questions whereas via engrade, you need to wait for an answer which can take a day. Another propblem with working via engrade is if your internet doesn't work.


The only thing I like about working online is that you have a lot of time to finish most of the work.


This link is an article about online college classes. I chose it because I wanted to know whether taking online classes was good especially in college.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/06/business/06digi.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=online%20class&st=cse

School is closed for 2 weeks.

We didn't go to school this week because of the situation of the country (Cote d'Ivoire). Not going to school doesn't affect me particularly. I would be able to rest and enjoy the break if school was closed for happier reasons instead of insecurity. I hope the two political parties find a way to stop all the violence that's going on right now so that everything can go back to normal.
What did I do during the break?
I spend my days doing community service work at church with my mom. There are more than 600 refugees at our church running away from the violence going on in Abobo.  


My mom is the president of the Charity organization at church so she organized everything and I enjoyed helping her.  Working with the refugees at the Church was very hard at first because I'm an emotional person. As the days passed, I got used to it. 

This is a picture of me telling the refugees to make a line if they have children that are 0 to 2 years  old. 

I'm a little scared that school won't open again so my parents and I are looking for other schools just in case. Teachers have been sending us work to do and it has kept me very busy.

An exhausting week!

This week has been an extremely busy one. We had a lot of work to turn in, 2 tests, and 2 quizzes. I think I did quite good on them. In our History class, we're starting a new chapter on African in WWI. I hope it'll be as interesting as the previous ones. 
In IT class, we've started our class blog. We're still deciding on the title, so if you have any suggestions, you can say it in the comment box. 
We had activity day today and I had student council. We've decide to have a spirit week in march, and we're trying to plan a badminton tournament. We'll see how it turns out. 
Tomorrow's finally friday, hopefully I'll have a great weekend. 


African-American month is approaching and the theme this year has to do with Martin Luther King and Non violence. Here's a link to an article about a guy who talks about how to remove a dictator from power non violently. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/17/world/middleeast/17sharp.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=mr%20sharp&st=cse

Cry, the beloved country

We've started reading a book in class called "Cry, the beloved country". I really like the theme of this book because it talks about the troubles that black go through in a society where they have few rights. The main character of the book Steven Kumalo worries  that blacks are living their native land to go to other cities. The black society is struggling to keep their native land together.