For those who do not know we came home for Christmas to surprise our families! It has been an wonderful wonderful trip. We had my cousin pick us up from the airport with her new baby (well not new new, I just hadn't met her yet!). We ate some good ol junk food then went to her apartment to shower and change. We surprised the families by we telling our Dads so they could try and gather all the fish in the sea (our siblings) to a Wednesday night church service at my parents chuch in the city. Katie walks in with two Christmas cards with our ticket stubs in them and hands them one to each mom. Of course my Mom puts it down to help get the baby out of the car seat untill Marki points out the tickets. My Mom opens hers and says "There Comming!?" Katie says, "I think theres a date" and Marki yells, "there here!!!" My Mom almost wailing, "There here?! Where?!" as we walk in... yes tears followed.
Bryan gave a short video presentation before the church service started. After church we all paraded to my parents house were we continued with the laughing hugs stories and eventually bed, it had be a long 40 hours.
Oklahoma has not been to hash on us, it has been in the 50s to 70s almost the whole time! We are surprised, we even got a good ol thunder and lightning storm with the tornado warnings going off on night. Oh, Oklahoma, if you don;t like the weather stick around it will change shortly!
Between Christmas Eve and Day night we visited five homes for all the family fun traditions we could cram in... The days after I came down with a head cold and alot of my family with other bugs, it has been sad. But we all get to sleep and watch movies! Anyway, New Years we are with more family then soon back to Africa where we are about to move, and have new jobs and well lots to look forward to!
I will post pictures soon!
Happy New Year to All!
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Monday, December 1, 2008
Its now December!
Lets catch you up on November...
Summer Camp
I spent two weeks in Zomba at a summer school run by the Education sector of Peace Corps. Every education volunteer sends a boy and a girl to this camp totaling 90 some odd kids. I went to each the environment tract… I was a liason to all the environment volunteers coming in to teach things to the kids through out the two weeks. We had 23 kids in our tract. We went on a field trip to the botanical gardens and introduced the typical American lunch to the kids (peanut butter and jelly sandwiches).
We gave the kids money to buy trees to plant an orchard. They did a good job choosing!
Every evening we played “all camp” games. For this one I was used to be an example to show the kids how to play! I had to listen to my companion to direct me to a paper ball and then I had to throw it at another blind folded person.
The weekend between the two weeks the kids and only a few staff went to Liwonde National Park. So some of us took a brake and went up Zomba Plateau. Some of us rode horses (the first I’d seen in almost 1 and a half years). After the ride we met up with others just hanging out by the dam that hold Zomba’s drinking water.
We also ran into town from the school often, we wanted to get a picture with all the Christmas decorations!
Here the kids are out planting their trees with Bryan’s help.
Back Home
The puppies are now getting larger and the rains have come and mangoes are still falling! Mangoes everywhere!
We are doing well, we spent Thanksgiving at the Ambassadors home. We had roasted hog and swam in the pool... More pictures to come! Happy Holidays to All!
Summer Camp
I spent two weeks in Zomba at a summer school run by the Education sector of Peace Corps. Every education volunteer sends a boy and a girl to this camp totaling 90 some odd kids. I went to each the environment tract… I was a liason to all the environment volunteers coming in to teach things to the kids through out the two weeks. We had 23 kids in our tract. We went on a field trip to the botanical gardens and introduced the typical American lunch to the kids (peanut butter and jelly sandwiches).
We gave the kids money to buy trees to plant an orchard. They did a good job choosing!
Every evening we played “all camp” games. For this one I was used to be an example to show the kids how to play! I had to listen to my companion to direct me to a paper ball and then I had to throw it at another blind folded person.
The weekend between the two weeks the kids and only a few staff went to Liwonde National Park. So some of us took a brake and went up Zomba Plateau. Some of us rode horses (the first I’d seen in almost 1 and a half years). After the ride we met up with others just hanging out by the dam that hold Zomba’s drinking water.
We also ran into town from the school often, we wanted to get a picture with all the Christmas decorations!
Here the kids are out planting their trees with Bryan’s help.
Back Home
The puppies are now getting larger and the rains have come and mangoes are still falling! Mangoes everywhere!
We are doing well, we spent Thanksgiving at the Ambassadors home. We had roasted hog and swam in the pool... More pictures to come! Happy Holidays to All!
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