This Week's TIS (This is Saipan!) Moments

-We have 3 days off the first two weeks in November, but none of them are on a Monday or Friday.  (For example, next Tuesday is Election Day and next Thursday is Commonwealth Day)  While a Tuesday and two Thursdays off are appreciated, a three day weekend sure would be nice…

-One of my students, detailing his trip to Little League World Series, said one of the most amazing moments was when the team bus got on the highway for the first time.  All the kids were flipping out, because the biggest roads in Saipan are four lanes (only one, really) and the maximum speed limit is 40 mph on the island.  The bus driver didn’t understand the big deal, which made it even better!

-Today, during a Math Department Meeting, we were discussing Math Court.  The first meet is in a few weeks at Kagman High School.  The Advisor informed us, "It's just so far.  So, many of our students don't attend."  From Marianas High School to Kagman High School is probably at most 10 miles, but I guess when you live on a 60 square mile island, distance is all relative!

-Dad emailed us about Cornelia, GA being featured in the latest edition of Time.  We went to the only bookstore on the island to try and buy it on Monday.  "Our weekly magazines don't come in until Wednesday.  Sorry." 

-From our friend Daniel Stafford..."As part of a neighborhood political rally in support of one of the candidates for the NMI delegate to the U.S. House of Reps, my neighbors set up a cockfighting ring in their back yard.  I'm not in Kansas anymore."