Goatbobs

Bon Swa!

(no idea if i spelt that correctly, but it means good evening in french...i hope)

It i almost 6pm here so that means it is almost 9am back home, which probably means you will be getting online to check this since i always post sundays and wednesdays at this time. ok, anyways...

THURSDAY:
-normal work day, mostly gardened because the rain didnt allow for much else
-did laundry for the first time here, that was an african experience
-ate goat bruchette at lunch, thats goat meat shishkabobs, and let me tell you, i hope we only eat goat for the remainder of our time here, amazing! It is a little weird, however, to walk by a goat on the road after lunch time
-We saw some white people at the restaurant where we eat lunch, we were staring and calling them mazoongoos--i think we are becoming like the locals

FRIDAY:
-slept in till 830, amazing!
-First day of doing somethng different here in Gitarama... Kelli, our contact for all Rwanda teams, came and took us out for the day! His plan was to take us to Kings Castle, a historical landmark where the king of rwanda used to live, however- deviation- it was closed for a ceremony for a museum opening up nearby, so we went to it. We saw ballet, which is really traditional African Dance, and it was really cool to watch- dont worry, we took video! Then we walked around th museum and saw the art and got free drinks and appetizers(more goat!) Then we went back to Kings Castle and looked around there for a while.
-We had the rest of the day off to relax and we all played phase 10 and snacked since we didnt have lunch... bad idea for me, since i had started to have a stomach ache earlier that day
-I sat in my room readng and journling with a stomach ache, decided to skip dinner, and eventually got sick (threw up)around 730pm... fun times
-Still had a stomach ache the rest of the night but didnt throw up again thankfully

SATURDAY:
-Woke up feling great but decided to skip breakfast because i wasnt ready for eating yet... 30 minutes later i got sick again... which meant i didnt get to go to work that day
-Spent day in the room with Erica being bored, trying to read, nap, or anything to make time go by faster--too bad the tv wasnt working (sarcasm)
-Everyone got back and we hung out outside to get some fresh air and enjoy the nice weather, we talked with Itian, a worker here who knows a little english, he is one of th many pople we have met here who have malaria
-Felt sick all day but didnt throw up again
-I was able to eat some by dinner, mostly fruit, but thats th best part anyways

SUNDAY:
-Went to church again, only 3 hours long this time
-One little girl kept running up and down the aisle next to me, punching me as she ran by, i think it wa her way of showing love :)
-Been relaxing since so we will be ready for work tomorrow



I dont knoow if we will update again, probably wednesday or thursday if we do at all, sooooooo:

-Fly careful Jenni and Rob, I already miss you like crazy and I cant blieve I wont see you for so long, but I am sure you will have an amazing time and make tons of turkish friends, watch out for each other and dont be letting any turkish men near you! i am excited for your updates, i love you guuys i love you i love you!
-Sarai, happy 21st, dont be goin to get stoned, you koow just cuz your 21 doesnt mean you can smoke pot okay... have an amazing birthday, i am thinking about you, love you so much
-Ashfool fly careful, I am Soooooo excited to see you, Julie and I keep talking about it, dont forget the letter i wrote you, you better not have read it yet! See you in Kigali! ps: try not to sleep on the first flight cuz its a good one to stay awake
-hooch and sarai- if youarent busy next monday you should come to airport and if you stll arent busy come to my house and if you still arent busy spend the night... drive to airport with my parents to save gas money... or just come to my house after... just come see me somehow whn i get back!!!
-mom dont worry throwing up wasnt that bad, i survived! :) i love you and im excited to se you soon... ummm is it possible to have turkey meat wheat bread and honeymustard pretzels at the house... im having some big cravings for those! oh, and dont let dad go shopping with you and get a bunch of junk food haha
-dad i love you and miss you and dont be taking pictures of me when i walk through the tunnel okay, ill be nasty from 2 days of flying haha, see you soon
-emily im so happy about gabe, that is great! thanks for praying
-hooch, the tea, its a toss up
-jenni i can hear you writing your comment too, i love you, and we are having a date when you get back!
-linda, we sleep on low beds, kinda like asians- a little hard, but still okay... thanks for praying
-robin, dont hug any turkish men... i love you
-lindsey, thanks for the comment, your comments are always good reminders and make me think, and thank for praying for us, ill see you soon, hae fun up in big bear
-robin and jenni check julies blog



PRAYER REQUESTS:
-Physical body aches, especially backs
-Julies cold
-Money to keep coming in for the learning center we are building
-Painting supplies Vanencie is trying to get in Kigali
-Safe trael for Vanencie back from Kigali
-For Itian and Auntie, too workers at the guest house who are SOOOOO kind and have a servants heart, just to bless them and their families
-That our minds are focused completely here and not on gettin back or seeing everyone i kigali-- its hard to not be thinking about it because we are so excited to see everyone
-that we maintain energy and spirit which is hardwhen doing same thing every day



ps_ its weird when dogs bark at you because your white :)

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