For Mommy and Katie

I totally just wrote out this long-vampire e-mail and it didn't send, just disappeared....grrr
I'll try to get everything in here.
Itinerary - you have it pretty good, I'll continue working out details w/ Kandyatas, etc.
Thank you for adjusting Holiday Inn res
There are 2 talking Dipsys - not the one that talks to Katrina's LaLa. They're prob wherever you put Bandana and all them.
Ariel is totally syked about the prospect of cheese (me too! me too!)
Bring your camcorder and camera.
DO NOT bring a mosquito net - I have one over my bed and we can pick one up here for $5 (or$10) whcih I beleive is cheaper than the US.
Bring: swimsuits, bug spray, suntan lotion.
I usually limit my bad habits to partys and Peace Corps get-togethers. ...cloves yummy....Cubans yummy... I'll be grateful and happy even if you only bring yourselves.

i feel like I'm forgetting soemthing - I'll try to e-mail again mid-April

Happy Birthday Daddy!!! (a bit early)

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EASTER

What a fun Easter weekend.

Last night Ariel and I went to the most amazing concert: K'million, Exile, TY2, TK, the Sakala Brothers and Angela!!!!! Ok, ok, so that prob doesn't mean much to you but they are some of the biggest stars in Zambian music. For you guys it'd be like seeing the Dead, the Doors, Led Zepplin, the Beatles, etc. together!

This morning we went to church - found a nice Presbyterian church here in L-Stone. I think it was mis-labeled - was more like Pentecostal. We left after 3 hours, couldn't handle anymore.

I got to eat Easter Peeps! (ok, 1, I shared) and we had an Easter beer hunt, there were no eggs - I won a really odd shirt and gave it to Ariel - she found the bottle looking where I suggested but she isn't staying here - group effort.

AND I PLAYED SHEEPSHEAD!!!!!

Here's some places to check out the musicians:
http://www.thezambian.com/music/jk.aspx
http://www.lyricsafrica.com/news.htm check out the music tab

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WOO HOO AIM

I love Aim Express. Chatting on it has also given me a chance to find some websites for you guys - things about the program here - in case you're interested.
http://www.wooster.edu/mkasek/ - Marcie's site - a vol in my group
http://www.globalgiving.com/pr/600/proj600a.html - about the Taonga Market project.
http://www.usemb.org.zm/whpeace.htm - about Peace Corps Zambia
Enjoy!

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I give in

Ok, so I wasn't going to post this but after looking at all my seesters' posts, I'm curious. ......I'm also a little scared. ;)

if you read this,

even if I don't speak to you often,

you must post a memory of me.

it can be anything you want, it can be good or bad,

just so long as it happened.

then post this to your journal. See what people remember about you....

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Long time

Haven't updated in awhile. I went down to Livingstone to work on a project at Ariel's site. (Ariel's from WI so you know she's cool.)

Her place is really different than mine. Her house is packed mud instead of mud bricks. There are no hills; it's all sand, like a beach! Pain to ride a bike in. We even had to push a car out of it, just like in snow back home. She had a nice garden but something got in and ate it, rats or goats or elephants. There are lots of elephants around there. They're supposed to stay in the park but they just bust through the electrical fence when they want to get out. They eat the people's maize and leave these HUGE footprints everywhere. I didn't get to see any elephants but I saw they were there.

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