Work-a-holic... nothing new there

Well this weekend will be another working weekend for me. We finally kick off the Inter-Caucasus English Writing Olympics (competition between 4 countries). I'm excited to say that my city has had winners published the last couple years, so I'd like to keep the tradition going if possible. Ganja State University has been kind enough to let us use their building for the event. This should be a good opportunity for some of the high school students to meet some of the older students that are participating.
Aside from that, I've been once again working on getting the International AIDS Candlelight Memorial project going. It looks like I will be able to get a little bit of help from the Azerbaijan Alumni Association (or a few of their members) in coordinating the event. A few of my fellow PCV's are also helping out with the project. I'm looking into writing a grant for the cost of candles for the event. (Yeah, grant writing is defiantly not my thing...)
Our advanced level book club is now entering its third month, and the students are fantastic! We cover everything for current events (courtesy of Newsweek) to classic fairytales in English. We will shortly be moving on to poetry, theater, short fiction, and eventually our course will culminate in the translation of English materials into Azerbaijani. The students enjoy the chance to use their current skills, while improving their knowledge of western culture through reading and discussion.
Movie, Art, and Conversation Clubs are all still going in full swing. I am staying as busy as ever, but am certainly looking forward to a little bit of a break!