Wednesday, May 30, 2007

Welcome to Africa!!

HI everyone, sorry this is the first post I've had in a very long time. With internet connections being so slow and all, its been difficult. We have, as you know, moved to Tanzania, and we are now is Language school, learning Swahili. Jamie already nows it and its been great for her to get reacquainted with it, but as for me its new, exciting, and a lot of work.
We've been here now for almost a month. The campsite we are staying at is a fantastic place, great for Junio to play in and everything. The food is great, the staff are really helpful, and will speak swahili to you if you want to, but also know at least some English. It seems to be a really good introduction in the culture. We study in the morning, and then have the afternoon to go into town or whatever. Town is about 12 km away.
One bummer, is our camera has broken. So the pictures will be scarse for awhile until we find something here or in the states ( and someone coming over). A friend of mine got it to work barely, with a bit of sauder and a piece of a pop can, but this is really a temporary solution. So much to say, Annabelle was sick with Malaria, she got the prize for being the first one. though, unfortunately the price was sleepless nights which Mom, Dad and Annabelle enjoyed together. But is all better now, and back to her happy healthy self, which is a huge blessing.
One of the most intersting things is that, here the stars are different, or at least certainly in different places. I'm no astronomer, you'll have to ask someone who knows ( like my dad), but they are really bright and different. just FYI.
I don't know what else to say, I hope to update this when I get into town every week, that way you all can stay more connected, eventually we might even have pictures we can post too. thanks for praying. see ya.