Hello again. I am writing to you all now from our In Service Training at the IDM facility in Matsapha where we had our original training. Our group of volunteers (now down to 40 as we lost one girl to medical separation) are all here for the week learning about more resources and NGO’s and opportunities to facilitate change in our communities. It is SO great to be with everyone again and have a week of hot showers, catered meals, and generally 1st world life.
Let's see, since last I posted, we had an AWESOME Thanksgiving dinner at the US Ambassador's house,
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| Then Melanie and I took the weekend to hike, and RELAX!!! |
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| My primary school had preschool graduation (the only graduations they celebrate in Swaziland) |
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| And I've been helping my buddies wrangle up cattle. |
All in all, I've been pretty busy.
In regards to the "Roosters are Cocks" blog. First, my main reason for hating roosters is their incessant crowing habits. Despite my ear plugs, they still manage to band together and wake me up every night at 10, 12, 2, 4 and still they are sure to get me out of bed before 6. Also, it has come to my attention that the rooster blog may have been offensive to some readers. I apologize for that. You see, after living this life for over five months, these things are no longer or surprising or offensive to me any more. They have just become silly (albeit annoying) parts of my every day life. I suppose perhaps the shock of reading these things for some of you was sort of like the first time experiencing these things was for me. So, while I apologize if my language made you uneasy, I do want you all to understand that these are all just a part of regular life for me. I’ll try to be more PC from now on, (PC meaning Politically Correct... not Peace Corps), but I can’t promise anything! TIA (This Is Africa)!!
