Not IN Briefs!! haha! lame, I know...But just in case you wanted to know, the Chitonga word for undergarmets is: Bomba.
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We are with Ruhtt and Shepherd at their internet cafe...it is lovely here. We are all sitting by the computer and we are thinking of points of interest from the past few days. We've mostly stayed at Seven Fountains Farm so most will be about those darling children!
- Matthew has a Lizard in his room....but its okay, they've bonded now
- Dumulu says, "Auntamala is hot."
- Stephanie AND Tina peed on Alisha - great.
- We chopped veggies and baked for 200 Americans on the Medical Mission - wow
- Hotmail isn't working for Lish and Matt....container isn't here since may....no luggage, still in London??? But this IS africa and things just take longer
- Had a dance party with LuLu, Stephanie, and Chibo - such cute moves
- Jack had a splinter, took two days to get out !
- Bedtime tucking in is WONDERFUL. "Snug as a bug ina rug....sleep tight...see you in the morning sweet one...."
- Matt and Lish feel like they've walked the entire Sahara desert. Wimps.
- Tamara drives them nuts b/c she knows TOO many people and if you didn't know....likes to talk just a bit!
- Jennifer made Alisha a Chitenge as a welcome gift.
- Matthew had a beard!!!
- Matthew is UNCLE and Alisha is AUNTIE....and Tamara is TamaLa or Madam again :)
- No Nshima yet....Tamara is impatient....LOVE THAT STUFF!
- Aggie went back to school :( we'll pick her up on Friday!!
- Matthew wants to take Demulu and Chibo home.....sweet faces!!
- Stephie asks for gum 99 times a day
- Stephie wears her shirt on her head like long hair...all the time. no kidding
- Pop comes in glass bottles
- Roads aren't really roads....more like goat trails
- An american said that everyone is calling us Canadians the Chinooks. What??????? We were truly stumped. Rod suggests that he meant to say Canuck. strange.
- Sue works HARD!!!!!!!
- Cecilia has gone with school to track
- Canadian team comes soon!!
- Mastercard and credit union doesn't work here - Matt is not impressed.
- We sang in CHITONGA at church!!
- Tamara is remembering new Tonga words everyday
All in all, we have many laughs everyday and are so thankful to be here. Thanks for reading! Sorry if there are spelling errors in this...we are in a rush.
HELLO FROM THE THREE OF US!
2 comments:
hi friend. we are in belgium now. not long until we get to see you. sounds like you are having a good time. see you soon.
jilly
Great to read your thoughts! We are having a great time and will be with you soon. 3 more days. Can't wait!! Hi to Matthew and Alisha. They must walk some of the Sahara with us, so don't wear them out too much!
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