Welcome

اهلا و سهلا to Al-Waha! In our fifth year as a language village, we have been excited to move to a new site in Bemidji, MN. Our first two-week session and our credit session will begin soon and we look forward to sharing pictures, videos, other media, and important information with you as the weeks progress.

Final Week of Al-Waha 2011

Monday was back to a normal schedule. The 4 week villagers were hard at work on their portfolios which were due Tuesday. For the evening program the 2 week villagers learned about Ramadan and made decorations for our dining hall,…

Sunday Family Day and Exchange!

Sunday the kids got to sleep in late and then had a day filled of fun and family activities.
After the late start and one mugamara, the kids gathered at the beach for swimming and a family volleyball competition.…

Saturday

Saturday was a recovery day after all the fun of I-day.
During the evening program, villagers learned about the Gulf.
And during our evening campfire we said goodbye to two of our couselors, one of which was the…

I-day!!!!!!

Yesterday was International Day, and it was a very fun day for Al-Waha. At around 1:00 pm, Spanish Bemidji, Swedish Bemidji, and Korean Bemidji came to eat lunch with Al-Waha. We all exchanged songs and began walking over to Waldsee…

I-day preparation for Al-Waha

Yesterday in Al-Waha, we learned several different songs, dances, and arts for International Day on Friday. The belly dancing class learned a song for the village dance exchange, the mosaics and woodburning classes prepared to show and explain their work,…