Its become so natural to meet with Eric weekly that I don't consider this meeting anymore as credits for a cetificate, rather as a meeting with a friend or son.
I have enjoyed seeing Eric mature in getting acquainted with this country, its social environment, the English language and I have to say that he has progressed so much. I am really proud of him.
I will really miss him as I am leaving north within one week. But I am sure that we will stay in touch via phone and/or internet.
At our last gathering I brought Eric the CD by Bela Fleck ' Throw Down your Heart' as it was recorded in Africa. Bela Fleck recorded in Uganda, Mali, Tanzania and Gambia, with Mali a bordering country to Burkina Faso, Eric's resident country. He recognized one recording artist on the CD, namely Ah Ndiya, and said that she was very famous all over Africa.
Eric did not know what a banjo was. We explored and found out that the origin of the banjo is assumed to be the akonting, a hand-made 'primitive' African banjo.
Eric enjoyed the music very much and I am making him a copy.
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Eric is such a prince ;)
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