Archive for April, 2009
Posted in Uncategorized on April 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Countdown Begins
Posted in Uncategorized on April 25, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Under 3 weeks remain of our 8 ½ month adventure, and only 9 more days in Imiliwaha. Sara and I are continuing work as normal, but there’s a strange feeling about it, at least for me. Yes, it’s time to come home, that fact is made evident to me every day. But those children, especially [...]
Easter and such
Posted in Uncategorized on April 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Major Holiday #2 is down…Easter was a nice celebration, though not nearly as big as I thought it would be. We only had 6 servers, and I counted a mere 53 doilies hung up in the church. However, Easter Vigil was 3.5 hours long, and Father’s first sermon was a whopping 39 minutes. We were [...]
I’m done hiding the truth from you
Posted in Uncategorized on April 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I have figured out Tanzania’s problem. And it’s not just education (thought it’s a huge part of it). It’s their traditions. It is the overarching problem that prevents any changes from occurring, minds from opening up, and courage from doing something active about the problems. It’s those @#$! traditions. Example: Christa and Tito are married [...]
I was red, it hurt, but I had a good time!
Posted in Uncategorized on April 7, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I haven’t been this sun-burnt since, oh I don’t know, maybe the family reunion in Florida in June 1990. The funny thing is that I applied SPF 30 everywhere, but only got burnt on my back, the inside of my left knee, and on top of both feet. Sigh. Note to self: next time bring [...]
