Africa is a very large continent. It is diverse and beautiful! From my little sphere, what I have seen of the people, they are very nice. So, why is it that Africa is such a troubled continent? It seems to have the most inner struggles of all the other continents. The most poverty, the most disease, the most violence amongst themselves… Why is that? All nations have a history—both temporal and spiritual. So what is Africa’s history? I know so little about it. I think that would be a good project for me. Find out why Africa is the way it is!
Well, it is now 2008. Happy New Year! How strange! I never would have guessed that I would be sitting in a somewhat empty house in Africa, of all places, come 2008. I wonder what this year holds in store for us? We had a good 2007. Lots of fun! We saw many of the sites in D.C., made lots of friends, got a new job, and moved to a new continent! (Talk about the ‘Reader’s Digest Condensed Version’!!)
We finally got the packages I was so concerned about. Turns out, they got here in November…but someone in the mail dept sort of dropped the ball, and we didn’t get it until yesterday. Ooops! So, this morning, we had a special, special treat: I made SOYMILK!!!!!! Yea!!!! The kids were so excited, that they had to put the hot soymilk onto their Cheerios. They just couldn’t wait! ϑ What fun! And tonight, we’ll try out the new ice cream maker and have some homemade soy ice cream! YUM!!! It’s the best ice cream in the world! (If I do say so myself…and I suppose that I can, since it’s usually Devin that makes it anyway…so it’s not like I’m bragging about my superior ice cream making skills, or anything.) I even found tons of frozen fruit at the commissary, so we can choose from strawberry, raspberry, blueberry, blackberry, or peach. Oh, I’m so excited! And either before or after ice cream, we’re going to open our Christmas package…pull out the stockings and Christmas Eve pj’s… I wanted to wait and have a big ol’ shin-dig once all our stuff got here, but Devin doesn’t want to wait. Since he really rarely asks for things, and did so with such a nice smile and a big please, I couldn’t help but give in! Ha!!! ϑ
This afternoon, I think I’m going to go to the outdoor market with our housekeeper. I need to get some nice flip flops for me and Devin to wear inside (since I won’t let anyone wear shoes inside because it’s too dirty…and Devin doesn’t like to wear just socks or go barefoot on tile floors…and, well, I know that in the states it’s completely taboo to wear flip flops to church, but here it’s almost important! The church is on a road lovingly known as ‘the Grand Canyon’ because of how bad it is…and the grounds around the church…well, let’s just say they’re not conducive to heels. But don’t worry, I’ll find some nice churchy looking flip flops), and I’m going to look for some nice rugs/carpets! Woohoo! I suppose I’ll have to change my shirt before I go, too, since Andrew wiped his nose all up and down my sleeves. GROSS!!!! I look like I have snails crawling on me! SICK!!…
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