Hey guys,
Unfortunately I had to take care of some travel plans today so I only have about 18 more minutes to post. As a result this will be short.
Work has been about the same except we did a lot of home visits this week. I find it interesting how one house will be well built/ well kept and then right next door will be a not so well built house that is filthy. Its also very saddening to me that some people in a poverty situation lose any and all pride and let their homes go to wreck. Today we had kids from the time we arrived to the time we left and it was very tiring. Haniville had run out of water last night and so the school had to close giving the kids a day off. The water trucks were there all day though so hopefully everything will be up and running tomorrow. I also learned today how much english the kids actually understand. Still, many of them have trouble speaking it back.
To answer marsha, I have not seen any snakes yet but I saw a head line in the paper today that read "KZN snake alert" (KZN is the "State" I live in, KwaZulu Natal). There continue to be roaches in our house as of tuesday night. I have not seen one yet but I am not hoping they are gone either because I already made that mistake and was disappointed.
I will be happy to cook chicken Tandoori for anyone when I get home.
Last weekend we went to Tala, a game reserve about 20 minutes from home. We saw a lot of animals there including Zebra, Hipo, Buffalo, many kinds of Antelope, brightly colored birds, monkies and Giraffe. We were lost for a little while in a very rugged 4 x 4 only road and at one point we got stuck trying to make it over some rocks on a very steap hill. It was a nice adventure though.
Last night was the most epic lightning storm ever and we lost power as well. Our house was very dark until we lit some candles. But I stood outside for a while with Aerin and Thirza to watch it... well, some of it. It went on for several hours.
This weekend we are going to L'Abri. Expect to hear again from me in a week or so.
Oh before I forget, we went to dinner the other night and let me begin by saying I was amazed at how much food I got for $20. However, there were clouds of giant flying ants in the outside dining room and after 5 minutes of much laughing at being pelted by them and having them crawling all over us, we decided better to go inside.
Ok, thats all I have time for.
peace
3 comments:
Hi! I've been reading about the storm you were talking about in 'The Witness'. That was incredible and it sounds like there will be more this season. 12 lions escaped from the Lion Park and two are still on the loose! Is Camperdown near you? Hope you have (had) a good adventure in L'Abri. I'll have to check out where that is. You may hear from my sister or brother or daughter one of these days. They're following your blog from Florida now too. My sister (Marilyn - but we call her Memoo) is especially enjoying them. I'm going to take you up on cooking the Chicken Tandoori for us when you're back home. Miss you. Love - M.
Today we had our first snowfall. (Tuesday) Bummer. It can go away now! Can you tell I'm not a cold weather person!?! I know you love the cold... how did you get to pick Africa! Everything is rather quiet right now. Kitchen is done and looks wonderful with its new facelift! I'm ready to tackle Thanksgiving. How are things after that storm? I read where 3,000 people in PMB are displaced. Hope you are well and continue to enjoy your adventure. Dad is working on any news he has so you should hear from him soon. Bye for now... M. :)
Hi Cullen. I've read some about L'Abri. Didn't have a clue what or where it was! I have a feeling most are talking with you through your personal email. I'll keep it short... More snow today... cold and blustery in some areas - your kind of weather! Hope you're well. We miss you. M. :)
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