Congratulations, Class of 2019!

Cheers to this year's JHS 3!

I can't believe it's already been a year with these lovable, smart, curious goofballs. I am proud to call these ladies and gents some of my best friends. They never failed to cheer me up when I was having a bad day by scolding or trash talking whoever made me angry/sad, always asked the most intelligent questions about America and other parts of the world, were never afraid to poke fun at me to start a rapid-fire stream of hilarious "burns," and were always brutally honest about what they thought was needed to improve deaf education at their school. I will miss having night classes with them (which usually started with me teaching and ended with them just asking me questions about anything and everything), learning Ghanaian signs and teaching them American ones (usually as I had to interpret during classes when the teacher didn't know enough sign), and playing board and card games with them (never play Ludu with Paul. He's vicious).

In honor of the last time I will ever see them all together, we had fun making up Class of 2019 superlatives for them and taking loads of pictures!

Abubakari
"Happiest"

Rashid
"Most likely to teach at WSD"

Tuonang
"Most likely to win Ms. Ghana"

Ankaarumah
"Biggest flirt"

Wuricu
"Best smile"

Fulera
"Most athletic"

Zakia
"Most dramatic"

Lydia
"Most hardworking"

Elijah
"Best artist"

Anankpie
"Most likely to sleep in class"

Azaansuma
"Most likely to open a restaurant"

Porsaah
"Most likely to travel the world"

Harisu
"Funniest"

Memunatu
"Best dressed"

Julius
"Most likely to win the lotto"

Ntien
"Best dancer"

Paul
"Most likely to become President"

(Back row, from left: Harisu, Paul, me, Ntien, Elijah, Abubakari, Rashid; center: Tuonang, Memunatu, Julius; kneeling: Anankpie, Azaansuma)

Funny picture!

My girls (or at least most of them)

My boys (minus Ankaarumah...probably chasing girls)


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