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.”