On the fun side, during the summer of 2010, we went to the States to visit family and friends in VA, NC, AL, FL (yes, we did Disney!), SC and then...we did the same thing in Switzerland with Lilian's side of the family, especially in Emmental and Adelboden. Not bad, but when in dissertation phase, I just couldn't seem to relax...Now we're looking forward to Spring break, probably a trip to Benin, our neighbor to the south.
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Catching up...Nov. 09 - Feb. 2011
The last post was in November 2009. Something happened in between...writing my dissertation and turning it in (Jan. for rough draft, then June for final draft)...then getting ready for the defense on September 3, 2010. All went well. I worked extremely hard on this project and in conditions that were not always favorable (understatement! See post about doctoral work in the tropics). Finally, when we got back to Niamey, I had a lot of catching up to do, especially at the FEU. Now it's February 2011 and "burnout signs" seem less visible (I'm hiding them...). No, I really feel much better, and consequently my family, too. Yes, we're all relieved that the dissertation trauma phase is over.
James (also known as "Maurice" or just "Mo"): Loves to learn. Whoever knew him in high school might wonder at that! He studied Geography and Geology at University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, VA, and Theology at Columbia Biblical Seminary in Columbia, SC, and more recently at the Evangelical Theological Faculty in Louvain, Belgium (PhD in New Testament). Happily married to Lilian. We have three great kids: Daniel, Melinda and Christina. Here in Niamey I teach NT at ESPriT and am the director at the Foyer Evangélique Universitaire.
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