I was Playing in the Connection Center in Israel on Math Night

Instead of just listing things that will be in my post, I decided that I would put it all in a sentence. There are a couple of you that may be disappointed because let's face it...this would be a sweet post if I was really in Israel playing in the connection center on math night. However, this blog is devoted to getting into the connection center, my presentation on Israel, Math Night, and the Play Symposium I went to today.

This past Wednesday was our first Lifegroup in the Connection Center. This place is awesome! There's a store where you can buy resources (I got a Bible for $5 and the original price was $25), a cafe', a huge auditorium for worship, basketball courts, and rooms for all groups to meet. Tonight was also special because I had Josh Shelley and Andy Roberts come and give their testimonies. They both did a great job, and I think my group got a lot out of it. It's always great to see how God is working in other's lives.

I had a presentation on Israel in my Middle Eastern Geography Class. This past Thursday was actually the last day the class was meeting on campus, so it was somewhat bittersweet. For our presentations, we were highly encouraged to bring food. I brought some Challah Bread and some fig and honey spread (figs, honey, cooking wine, and cinnamon). My presentation itself went well...I think I was the only one that used actual music in their presentation. Basically before I set it up, I put on "Der Bosfer" which is a song played by the Klezmer Conservatory. It set the mood for the presentation very well.

From 1:00pm - 8:00pm, that was dedicated to getting ready for and presenting at Math Night. My board had a complex problem on it, and it was supposed to be geared toward 4th grade. I had about 10 students come and see it, and a lot of parents actually liked my board too because it was a challenge for everyone. For those of you that are interested the problem was basically, "You have three buckets of water: 8 cup, 5 cup, and 3 cup. Make exactly 4 cups of water using those three buckets (there is no estimating)." It's basically a 6 step process, so they had fun doing it :-)

I just got back from the Play Symposium. Basically this sums up the 3-4 hours, "It's important for kids to play outside, be active, and have both structured and unstructured activities in order to enhance their development." So...yeah. I did enjoy it though. It made me want to go outside. Although it's raining, so it kind of defeats the purpose.

Well, that's about it. Take care, and I hope you have a great rest of the day!