Wahoo! Internet again! I need to start writing these so I have them ready in word processing when I get to the internet. Sorry these are so short with no pictures, but here goes!
I am really getting used to my new living conditions, and am having a blast with my new friends and host family. I have a room in a house with tin roof where I boil and filter and bleach my water before consumption and bathe with a liter of water in a bowl about the size of the salad bowl Mom uses on Sunday nights. I live with a Babe (pronounced bah-bay, SiSwati for father), a Make (pronounced Mah-gay, SiSwati for mother), a 20-year-old sisi (sister), and 4 bobhuti (SiSwati for brother is pronounced booty, but plural is bo-booty). I am busy all day with classes, but enjoy playing hide and seek and having tickle fights with my little brothers in the evenings. A small list here you might find interesting.
Things I did not realize I took for granted:
1) Counters
2) Pavement
3) Washing machines
4) EVERYTHING I knew I took for granted and now severely miss.
The dust here is ridiculous. By the time my clothes are clean and hung on the line, they already start turning brown because of the dirt/dust everywhere!  Also, if anyone is thinking of care packages, (Mom) I really need some of those wax ear plugs that seal off your ears. I have the kind that go in your ear but the nights are SO LOUD here (BIG dog fights all night outside of my window, roosters crowing, cows mooing... I WAY underestimated how loud nights would be) and I need to wear ear plugs all night, but the ones I have are really starting to hurt the inside of my ears. Also some trail mix would be killer... and maybe some paints or something... and spices... Ok, maybe it's too soon to be making requests, but just keep this post in mind when September (birthday) gets near.
Thanks for keeping up with me!! I miss everyone at home, but I am having a blast here!