Tuesday, June 22, 2004

Serenje

Well, Off in a new city in Zambia again..if you can call it a city. I just want to get back to my village, I hate this limbo-land of not village not America, grrr.... I'll be back in Monze in about 4 days.

Mommy - why am I "interesting" this time? Usually I just get, "you're strange"....

Guess there's not much to say today....

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Blah

Monday, June 14, 2004

Mmmmm....Shower

I got to take a nice hot shower!!!! Ok, so the water trickled out, but it was sooooo nice!

Mommy, I have to get a few things (like a watch battery) so I will try to find them on-line. Look on the bright side, you'll earn free gas :)
And I finally got the package from Kitwe! Hooray! I wanted crayons so much!

Caitlin and Emmie, I'll write you both again soon.... and lots of other people.

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Tired

Sunday, June 13, 2004

Lusaka

In Lusaka today for IST, will be away from site for 2 weeks, sadness, I miss my Zam-fam. We rode in the back of a pick-up truck all the way here, very crowded (11 ppl and luggage) but cheaper than a bus.

I finally got mail from the Post Office so Mommy, I got your package, thanks!
I will only be able to get my mail when I go into Monze, about every 2 weeks. Please excuse the delays in my responses, it doesn't mean I don't love you all!

Adding onto my list of things to do when I get back:
I'm going to the Dells! who's coming with me? (OK, I bet almost no one got that) - go to the Dells, ride on the ducks, play mini-golf, visit storybook gardens, go on the boat rides, eat at Paul Bunyan's....

I miss everyone at home sooooo much.

Emily - I want mail :( but I can't even be a little upset because I know how busy you are.

Ah well, off to have some pizza!!!! WOO HOO VERY SPECIAL TREAT!!! And tonight I may even get to take a bath with hot water from a faucet and turn on a light switch, oh this is so exciting! :)

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Chipper

Thursday, June 3, 2004

Greetings

Trip tp Momnze - not much time. Miss everyone, love you lots. Doing well :)

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Loved

Friday, May 21, 2004

Eh, who needs a subject

Hello! Third trip to Monze, got up at 4:30 to get here early but we didn't leave until 5:30 and then had to stop at Ba Bonifus' to borrow a bicycle (Ba Lenix's is in many pieces) so we didn't get on the road until 6 - but we were here by quarter after 8!

I got to talk to Emily! and it made me so happy (I'm glad I brought a handkerchief). She sounds just like I remember and hearing her voice it was as if I'd just talked to her yesterday.

JJ (my boss) came to visit this week and brought me mail from Kitwe (from April). There're letters from Wendy and Anthony and the Lewins and Grandma & Grandpa and Nelson and my Big Big and even Uncle Tom & Auntie Gail! I'm so happy and excited! I haven't opened them all yet - trying to be good and savor them, Hanukkah instead of christmas - but it's hard. I have to be careful though, letters give me the most joy and the most sorrow - I love hearing how everyone is but I miss everyone sooo much.

Whenever I think of my friends back home I start crying - but not tears of sadness, tears of joy. I am so incredibly blessed to have so many wonderful people in my life - I can't even express how much you all mean to me *tear, smile*.

And something I've been working on sitting in my hut:

Things to do When I get Back (This list is by no means exhaustive and will probably change many times.)
Go to Chili's w/ Em
Visit Katie wherever she's living
Buy Wendy a drink (cause she'll be old enough to have it)
Go shoe shopping and to Leon's w/ Katrina - make her drive
Get a job - at least for the summer to start with
Hug Matt
Talk physics with Daddy - catch-up on everything I'm missing
Meet Ant - providing he be willing
Sew with Mommy

Will add more in future

Miss everyone, Love you all lots

- Nchimunya [that's me :) ]

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Ecstatic