The first weekend of VOICE/TESOL was jam-packed with loads of activity. We started off with an ethnic twist at the Greenlaw house for a delicious Romanian dinner of sarmale (cabbage rolls), mamaliga (polenta), and tocanita (tomato sauce with chicken) made by an authentic Romanian cook, Mrs. Stefana Copu. Games followed.
Saturday gave the VOICE students a chance to catch up on a bit of sleep in the morning followed by a guided tour of the capitol building of Oklahoma by Audra King (anecdotes included). Pops was the next great stop where the VOICE/TESOL students put a dent into their infamous hoard of 502 different “pops” (or sodas, if you prefer). I had sarsaparilla pop which tasted just like root beer.
Sunday’s highlight, after church and the mall, was a scavenger hunt in the Town of Brick (commonly known as Brick Town) to find 10 of the greater land marks/sights of interest and in teams, take a creative picture of it. The winner of the contest is yet to be announced.
All in all, it was an eventful, refreshing, exciting weekend. The highlight for me was getting time to meet and get to know my fellow classmates, the VOICE students, and staff. God bless and good night.
Rebecca Copu
TESOL / Team 5
“Pops-happy” by Katie Pleckham
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