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So one of my closest friends (Cammie) told me a while ago that my life is random....suprisingly this random lifestyle has followed me half way across the world! So here is a little update on my life:
Well a week ago I was my house was robbed! Yes, it's true and I was kinda pissed. I didn't even know until I went to start cooking dinner and my freaking bowl of veggies were gone! I thought maybe i put them somewhere else in the house (i mean because no one keeps their food in the kitchen..haha) and discovered that about 40,000 Tsh were also missing. Before you freak out thats about 40 dollars, but here that can buy a whole lot! Anywho, I called my headmaster and he comes over and calls the police. They look at me and say Karibu Tanzania (Welcome to TZ) laugh and leave. Later that evening, 3am to be exact the police starts bamming on my door and yelling in Swahilli. Needless to say I was freaked out because 1) My swahilli is coming along slowly and I had no idea all of what they were saying 2)I go to bed about 9pm and 3)who the hell comes over at 3am anyways?!?!? They solved the case, two boys that live next door to me stole it because they hadn't ate in 4 days and they were starving.... who could be mad at them anymore??? I know I wasnt because they didnt take anything really important and I mean they were starving... Although they did get beat by the police because their is a harsh penalty for theft here....most likely resulting in death...sad.
The same day I was robbed I met this prison guard guy on a motorcycle that was helping me translate what the officers were saying. He seemed pretty nice and he would come over and help me buy things in town and find items that I needed. So the other day he strolls by on his pikipiki (motorcyle) and proceeded to convince me to be his 2nd wife... No he is not Muslim but his rationale was that since the world population was 4 women for every one guy he wanted to share his love so that no woman would go to bed at night lonely...haha, I told him how honorable but I refuse to be a second wife. He told me that he would knocked down his first wife and we can trade places... haha, tempting but I told him that I believe one man, one woman....that's all. He basically said that American women are greedy and need to learn how to share....haha
Funny pick up line that I heard:
Random Guy: You should marry me.
Me: Why?
Random Guy: So you can become a real black person....haha
Yesterday, I was washing my sheets and cleaning up because I had some visitors for the holiday season! I was throwing out some trash and next thing I know I look outside and kids are going through my trash and eating any and everything that is "edible". Needless to say I was shocked and saddend because I know there are starving kids in Africa, but seeing it up-close and personal is hard.... I mean hard! They were eating molded and rotten food and I couldn't bear to watch. I had some left over spaghetti that I made, so I gave it to them...they devored it in like 3 seconds... I mean I know I am not supposed to feed them, but I couldnt just look away..could you? (if you say yes, you dont have a heart) I am a lil nervous about the consequences of that though... because i know they are going to start coming over and asking for food....ugh, i think this is the hardest part about being here.... Yea, the "Feed the Children" commericals are real.....
It doesnt feel like christmas... Christmas time is my favorite holiday of the season. Not because of the commercialism of the day but because people pretend to be nice, happy and caring and everything seems to be right! There's family, freinds, snow and christmas treats! This is my first christmas away and its kinda sad really... I love the snow and christmas movies, songs (Dominique you must play "This Christmas" a ridiculous number of times for me !) and general holiday cheer... I think I may go home for next christmas. They played a few christmas songs on the radio yesterday and I was so happy! I do have a small tree and christmas lights ( I couldnt resist) and one of the other volunteers brought his charlie brown christmas cd (Momma I know you would love it!) We were going to concot a Charlie Brown Christmas tree but that would bring more bugs...and I have said before there are many residing in my house as is! haha, I hope everyone has a great holiday season!!!! Luv you all
And someone watch "A christmas story" for me.
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Hi Sugar!
ReplyDeleteMarry Christmas. It's so crazy not to have you here for the holidays, but one thing i did notice is that daddy is a whole lot happier this year. I believe its because your not here to get on his nerves. Yet he is so upset because you don't call him. So sad, how dare you neglect your father. Baby is coming faster then I expected. I'll be 6 months on dec 31. 3 more to go and I've got a brand spanking new baby girl. She is in love with my blader, its her cuddle buddy or something for her to kick at depending on what mood she is in. The rest of the family is doing great and they all miss you much. hopefully you will come home next christmas so you can meet your new neice. But if not there will be plenty of pics coming your way.
I love you, be safe and next time take your money with you. put them two big ol bittys to use.
Ericka