News

Wow... It took me almost half an hour to get here to post this... ugh.
Things are going well here. I have completely recovered from malaria, and feel quite well now. I am slowly figuring out where to get more and more different types of food, and learning how to cook it too. I'm enjoying it far more than rice, even though I tend to eat more or less the same things, at least it isn't rice!

The computer classes are starting on Monday (finally), so I've been spending time getting ready for that. I'm so excited to start - it will give me something to do four days of the week. Unfortunately the bicycle I had been told is working has a flat tire (tyre as they spell it here), so I won't be able to use it for a little while at least. Its actually really annoying, they had given it to one of the local Baha'i with the purpose of getting it working, so I didn't have it for the first month I was here, and now that I have it I can't use it! :(
I've decided I definitly want to use it once I'm going to Bakau every day, my feet are already feeling the effects of walking that far everyday, and I don't want to have to depend on 'public transit', in the mornings it can take forever just to find a bush taxi that isn't full.

Its kind of funny being here. We have all this nice weather, a little rain and thunder, but nothing major... and we send all kinds of nasty things over to the US and Canada! All of the hurricanes start right here, just off the coast, and grow and grow as they cross the ocean. We (the pioneers here from N. America) laugh about it, here we are basking in the sun, pointing and laughing, as it were, at all of you! hehe.

I won't have any more picture updates for at least a week... maybe longer, sorry!
-Liam

Three pictures

Here are some more pictures that Liam sent a few days ago. Hope you enjoy them! CLick on the pic to see a larger image.

-Megan

Feeling Better

Well I've gotton over the malaria. I had to take serious anti-malarials for a couple of days, but I seem to fine now. I also had a couple of days following the medication of being incredibly home sick and depressed. The depression may have been because of the drugs, or a combination of being sick and away from home. Anyway, I'm doing better now!

We had the interviews for the computer classes on Saturday, there is going to be an orientation session on Wednesday, and then classes start on Monday. Its really nice that things are moving now, and once the classes start I will be quite busy.

Since I was ill, I have not been able to think about eating rice, and when I look at it I start to feel sick. I've instead been able to buy some carrots and potatoes and cook them, I think it was the best meal I've ever had! It was nice just to not be eating rice. Since then I've stocked up on potatoes, carrots, and some bananas, I also bought can of Hienz Baked Beans... to see if I like it. Its nice to be able to be a little more self sufficient too, being able to make dinner when I feel hungry, instead of waiting until 8:00-9:30 for dinner to 'arrive'.

I was just on Skype for a while and was able to talk to Dad and Kathy (Skype Conference call!), and then with Grandma for a few minutes too. Such a wonderful program! Mom and Dad both use it with credit to call right to my cell phone, and it has enabled us to talk far more often, I think, than would have been possible otherwise!