It is pouring here!!! My raincoat is serving me well. The brits and I are going into the town in a bit for some lunch. the hostel has internet, which is what i am using, but it is more expensive (like a dollar for 40 min. that's 1000shilings). it amazes me how they can have internet and no hot water. all my showers are cold. today it was luke warm. and by that i mean not ice cold.
tomorrow we start our first day of training and i am sure i will ahve posts regarding our HIV education and groups for teaching. everyone else arrives today, but i am so glad i came early and had a chance to settle in. as to the title of my post, i saw a friend from UCLA in the town yesterday!! so random. i saw him near the wazungu (foreigner) corner. it's what we call the area where they have expensive restaurants and a walmart-tpye store. it was so awesome to see him, he is working outside Arusha building an orphanage for six months with One Heart Source, another UCLA based program.
Yesterday I got two skirts made in the village and will go in a few days to pick them up. The fabric here is crazy, but so colorful and vibrant. I finally found a purple/lavender fabric with a design and so one of my skirts is made from that. you all know my love of purple.
My swahili is coming along slowly...the guys that try to sell you stuff on the street is a good way to practice and so i have been talking to a lot of people.
i love to read your emails. keep 'em coming.
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While it may seem to you that your posts are not exciting, I could not disagree more. I have enjoyed everything you wrote, the way you describe the sights, sounds and smells I feel as if I am there with you.
I am glad to hear that you are playing it safe and not taking too many risks. Are other wazumgu starting to feel a little under the weather also?
Glad that your raincoat is doing it's job. If there is something you need please let me know what it is and where to send it.
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Nathan
Sweet posts! Sounds like you're having a good experience over there (tho those showers sound pretty awful!). Keep them coming, and feel better. See ya when you get back.
-Justin Mayer
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