Just a little something for you all to see...

I just made this photo album on facebook a year after trainning

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2169636&l=8fe32&id=17124885

go check it out and let us know what you think.

Hello To All

We are back in the city, We got to participate in the Trainees training for two days. We did the fun stuff, slide show (lots of pictures) and more importantly cookies! We made chocolate chip cookies for them and they loved them!

Okay here are the pictures you have been asking me for… yes I cut my hair, well actually two different guys did… so here are some pictures. In the third I am wearing a skirt I had made in out village for 200 mkw out of material Bryans Mom sent with me, Amazing to have a tailored skirt for just over a dollar!

We have had an addition to our farm, a baby girl(lamb)! We call her Maa as that seems to be the name her mother has given her. Her mom is Momma.

Last week we had our first over night visitors (about time). We had Jeff and Jess from MIT stay, and during their visit we made charcoal out of corn cobs and an old bamboo fence. There are different ways to make the charcoal (using a metal drum, a clay pot or by digging a hole in the ground) but we chose to dig a hole in the ground because we had no drum or pot. It was quite hard to get the fire started because of low ventilation but once we got it going it was awesome!

Our home is receiving more add-ons like a chalk board on the back of our house…

Planters…

and we are still planting… see my short hair, and the white hair is now as long as the other. I have to admit it is much easier to wash and manage in the village. The two children with me are Ida and Tengani (which means in Chichewa please give).

Our Morning glories have really taken off and now you can even see them from outside the gate!

I thought you might enjoy this photo… this is how they cut wood planks here…

…lots of hard work

So Bryan and I were thinking, as we seem to do a lot of in the village, about the ultimate care package… Every package we receive is so amazing! But I know some people are not sure what we like or whatever. Actually when you are so far from home anything from home is great, but we have formed a list for the ultimate box… only this would all not actually fit in a box so don't try but it will give you some ideas:

• Teriaki beef Jerky
• Reses Pieces
• Cinnamon Streusel Cakes
• Gatorade (strawberry, Grape, Blue…)
• Teas (our favorites)
• Velveeta Cheese
• Chicken meat packets
• Ritz Crackers
• Soft Pepermint sticks
• Summer Sausage
• Soft batch chocolate chip cookies
• Mayonnaise small packets like from fast food places
• Gold Fish
• Ritz bitz Cheeze sandwiches
• Cheese It crackers
• Chicken N Bisket crackers