Actually, I think her name is Mikko, but her accent is so strong it’s tough to tell. Her students call her Mike… She’s from Japan and she’ll be in Yemen for two years! If that’s not crazy enough, she’s here as a table tennis instructor for women! There’s a push to get more women involved in sports here. One of the big problems is the lack of facilities here. The women can’t play in the same buildings as the guys since they’ll be out of “uniform” (don’t get me started on that…). Anyway, she’s been brought over to coach the girls in the finer aspects of table tennis. I used to play quite a bit back in college, but I haven’t played much since. It was fun, but I don’t think I’d be much of an opponent based on how far my pool game has slipped, LOL.
Isaac