Tis the season…baseball season!!!

That’s right, it is Spring and baseball games have begun! We invited our students out to play baseball the last Saturday in March and about 8-10 people came. It is a lot of fun to teach people how to play, and to watch them play for the first time! One girl was up at bat and she hit the ball and just stood there, and so I yelled “run, run!” – she ran…but straight for the pitcher with the bat in her hand. It was funny. But since then we have played two more times, and they are looking pretty sharp out on the field! Maybe I’ll add in some of the more complex rules…maybe. After the first game, I had baked some chocolate chip cookies for an after game snack- and they were a big hit!! So when we planned for our second game everyone reminded me not to forget those delicious cookies! I made them, and gave out the recipe. Well, later some people had some questions about the recipe and so this past Saturday, instead of playing baseball, (because it was still cold) we had a baking class! I taught them how to make chocolate chip cookies. Unfortunately only about 6 people showed up, but it was ok- we had plenty of ingredients and they all were able to make their own batch. Murat and Azamat were the first two there, and upon entering the room Azamat asked-“Where are all the girls?” It was kinda funny. There were only 3 girls there, Yylkon, Acel, and myself, and 4 guys- Murat, Azamat, Tolgot, and Elnar. So it was very interesting to see them preparing cookies! Typically here, the guys don’t really do kitchen work- unless it is fixing the sink. Plus, I don’t know if you have ever made CC cookies without an electric mixer, but it can be a tough job! After we had made our dough, they said they had even more appreciation of the cookies I made for baseball- seeing how much work it can be. They were able to take their dough home to cook, and we cooked the batch that I made. While the cookies were baking we played UNO- and that was a lot of fun!! So our Saturdays continue to be a good time of being with our students and building up our friendships!