Kelly CP-6

On Thursday before class I met with Kader within the lounge at CIES. Since it had been mentioned that I sometimes dabble in music making, I shared a very silly song that I made a few months ago. I thought he might find it interesting and he thought it had a good beat. He told me that he had a nice weekend and had managed to do some dancing at the club (I'm jealous).

A wrestler who once called himself "Dice Domino"

I broke out the dominoes hoping that Kader could remind me how to play, but alas, no! We read the directions together and seemed to figure out the rules. Again, using games as a language builder has been wonderful. Reading directions and applying them, be aware of numbers, and just generally breaking up awkwardness and having a good time! Kader has a great gaming spirit and jokingly cried out in despair at losing the first few rounds. I subconsciously kept exclaiming "BAM!" when laying down a pivotal domino, so it became the magic vocabulary word of the game between the both of us.  We talked about this and that (what are dice, oh,ok... what exactly does it mean to throw dice? like in an alley??)  until David came in and we invited him to join us in the game. To decide who would go first we taught Kader the age old decision maker- ROCK PAPER SCISSORS. Kader picked it up quickly, and I'm sure it will be an invaluable conflict resolver for the remainder of his life. =P
Kader is so bright and sociable. It is a delight to meet with him. We talked a bit about the Burkina Faso style food he prepares at home, and he has extended the gracious offer to cook dinner one day. I told him I'd bring the plantains!