Saturday, January 17, 2009

Coffee Shop nights at the LIFE Center

The LIFE Center is definitely a happening place on Thursday nights in our city. We arrive an hour early to get set up and plan our evening but students are so eager to come that they also begin arriving an hour early. Our Starbucks Lattes and homemade baked goods, along with lively English conversations and fun games make our center a very popular place for our students to hang out. This semester we are particularly packed out with more activity than ever before. It takes 3 of us behind the counter to keep the orders going and another to serve and clean up. That leaves only 4 or 5 of us to talk to people. With 40 people in attendance, you can see that we need more help. If you're out there and considering a short-term opportunity, we sure could use you! It is a rewarding (though exhausting) experience to spend several hours talking to students who are so interested in what we have to share with them. They are eager to learn about our country, our culture, our opinions and our beliefs. I'll try and post a video of some coffee shop action but no promises as the internet is very slow here.


2 comments:

Anonymous said...

That is awesome. I am excited to see things going so well!!! A Starbucks Latte sounds delicious...

Nathan in Amman

John & Judy McMannus said...

How exciting! John