Scavenger Hunt

Last Sunday I participated in a scavenger hunt with 5 other friends. We were Team Canada-- with one Canadian, two Brits, and three Americans. It was great fun! Lots of laughs and memorable moments.


We were to take pictures or video (as proof) of our finds, actions, purchases, and/or experiences-- and we would be awarded a certain amount of points for the things listed on the list of 100 things. Our team chose to go for the most points possible, meaning the hardest, the most embarrassing, or things that were a bit risky.


What a super day... and our team WON! We donated all of our winnings to the orphanage/children's home that BIS is somewhat sponsoring. So, we gladly handed over 85 manat that will go toward hiring teachers for the children.

Football Tournament

On Friday, the students at BIS rallied behind the football teams... and tried to pump them up a bit for the tournament. All of the players were challenged to blow up balloons until they POPPED. The first team to have every member complete the task were declared the winners. This proved to be a challenging, but very entertaining task! (See the video on Workshop with Pizazzz Blog)

Saturday and Sunday BIS hosted a football tournament for the teams in our federation. A few teams from Tbilisi made the trek and some local schools also participated. There was a great turn-out and a good amount of competition. All of the teams played hard and seemed to learn a bit more about themselves as players, their teams, and the game of football.

The BIS girls fought hard and came away from the tournament with a 2nd place trophy. The boys had some tough games and came away with 3rd and 4th place rankings. It was a good weekend for BIS.

George Benson

George Benson was the star of the evening, in Baku's Heydar Aliyev Sarayi (Palace), so a few of us gathered for some great cheese and delicious wine before heading to the palace. I was surprised at how many songs I recognized, especially since I had no idea who he was when I agreed to go to the concert. George is quite a talented musician. AND Heydar Aliyev Sarayi is quite spectacular, and very comfortable. There wasn't a bad seat in the place.