i don't really know how to format these pictures so i will just leave them like this. i feel lucky to just have them up here. so the top one is a picture of the goat that takes his afternoon nap in my room. here he is eating my carpet. below is a sideways picture of me with water on my head. i swear it's full. during my village visit where i stayed with someone near my future site, we had to carry water from the well to her house. it wasn't too far and i only hurt my self once pulling water. the photo next to that is of my two closest friends here. mikael and eric. we are enjoying beverages after a long day of training. the photo below are some of the children that live in my training village family. this is about half of them. i didn't realize how blurry the photo was before i uploaded it so too bad.
anyway, i hope i get better at this photo thing. i should be getting internet at my site and maybe if i don't collapse into bed at night i'll be able to blog. more pictures soon i hope, in exchange, i'm crossing my fingers for some comments. they are really uplifting and mean so much more to me here than they ever would in america. i miss home a lot and of course, speaking in english, santa cruz, mexican food, hugging my mom, and not being covered in scabby mosquito bites at all times.
love, jessica
YOU'RE SO COOL!
ReplyDeleteI've heard that fabric softeners will keep mosquitos away, but I doubt you have any there. Do you wash your clothes by hand? I'll send you a box of bounce! I am happy you figured out the pictures and I really like your goat friend!
ReplyDeleteso awesome! i love the tiny goat friend, he looks very sweet. the little girl in the front row is totally doing a jessica eye roll like "oh my godd i have much more important tasks to get to than pose for your stupid photo." am i right?
ReplyDeletewhy aren't you balancing the bucket on your head?
ReplyDeleteWhat's the terrain like where you're at: savanna or desert?
ReplyDeleteYou've mentioned your language class a few times - is it a brush up on French or a local dialect?
Are you utilizing your CNA skills or International Development background? :-)
great questions! you can also ask questions in my "ask me anything box" on the left side of the page. i'm learning wolof which is a local dialect. i'm not utilizing my CNA skills as i am not permitted to do clinical work.. my IDS backgroud will come in handy soon i hope
ReplyDeletei love the goat picture! please do not eat him.
ReplyDeleteDo you take afternoon naps with the goat? I miss you!! Climbing in mammoth was awesome but I know Africa is probably cooler.
ReplyDeletethat guy in the middle borderline stole my name and I hate him because of it.
ReplyDeleteholy shit, i had no idea you were moving to a unicef commercial!
ReplyDeletei'm so proud of you! you look adorable with a bucket atop your head. and there's your goat! is he the one with whom you had a nap?
i hate leaving questions in comment boxes, it makes me feel middle-aged. anywayz, k.i.t., have a great summer and i'll email you later.
love,
me
ohmygod, sorry for taking so long to find your blog! Anyway, I'm loving the updates and I can't even begin to express how proud I am of you. I miss you SO much, but I know you're doing great things and I think you're amazing times ten million.
ReplyDeleteI promise that I will send you letters and stuff soon! The semester will be done in two weeks and I'll have lots of time to write to you. So excited! I love you!