Hello again,
My horse has Lice!!! Eww, poor guy! Thanks for taking care of him Bec.
Well I am off to the village tomorrow so this will be all you hear from me until next Friday or Saturday. I love reading all of your comments so thanks for leaving them. I want to know what the weather is like back home. I was lying in bed the toehr morning picturing my neightbourhood and I could see everything perfectly. As for the land scape here it looks very dry and grassy. It is beautiful though with wide open spaces and beautiful sunsets. Although I am getting quite sick of the food. All there seems to be is bread, eggs, chips, chicken, fish (in whole form, kind of gross to eat) and odd things like goat meat and some beef. I ate soup the other day and it had Chicken broth in it but it made my cold feel better for a bit and man did it taste good. I feel kind of bad but you gotta do what you gotta do. And mom just so you know your comments on here are working ust fine. Anyway got to go, but I can't wait to hear from you all and get back on here next weekend. Bye for now, I'm going to go put my body through hell.
Friday, May 30, 2008
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Singida
Hello again,
Well I have good news today. I am feeling much much much much better. We went out for dinner after I last posted and I could not eat a thing because I felt so sick, but I brought my food back to camp and managed to eat enough to swallow my Milaria pill wihtout feeling sick. I got more sleep that night, but the hours were limited because we had to get up at 4:30 am to catch the bus to Singida. We got on the bus just fine but the ride sucked. It took 11.5 hours and almost half of it was on a very bump dirt road and it felt at times like the bus was going to tip right over. I got very depressed on the ride out here aswell seeing all the suffering people along the way and my imagination went wild thinking about what kind of place Singida might be. When we arrived the fact was that it is actually quite a nice place. The place we are staying is much nicer too. There are no more cockroches but some of the lizards here are pretty big. I saw one today around 1' long. I had a hot shower this morning and feel so much better. We are staying in a fenced ground which is owned by a Roman Catholic group and it is guarded by Basenji's (a dog that is a sight hound originaly from Congo, I believe) at night. The people are all very nice and I feel much safer and happier here. I am starting to catch on to Kiswahili a bit better now and that too is making me feel better.
Today we also met with the HAPA Director and he is a very nice, wise man. I am really getting excited about this program and feel very good supporting it. Things are still deffinetly different, but I am adjusting and things are coming around. I'm sorry for my depressing and I imagine somewhat concerning message I left the other day, but when you are inches away from crying it's hard to come up with possitive things to say. I know this is not the most organised blog update but I have a bunch of things to say and it's coming out a bit fast. I am still sad and miss home a lot but the way I'm trying to look at it is I will soon be home and these people have to stay here forever. I shouldn't feel sorry for myself when I am not the one suffering and that even though I miss home I know there are things I will miss about this place once I leave and so I should take full advantage of it and not waist my time crying. Well I think that's about all I have to say for today, but I promise to blog again atleast once before I go out to the village on Saturday where we will be working.
Love you all lots and still miss you like crazy. Like I will say everytime, give all my animals a big kiss and I'll talk to you again soon. Thanks for the support,
Tina xoxoxoxoxoxoxox
Well I have good news today. I am feeling much much much much better. We went out for dinner after I last posted and I could not eat a thing because I felt so sick, but I brought my food back to camp and managed to eat enough to swallow my Milaria pill wihtout feeling sick. I got more sleep that night, but the hours were limited because we had to get up at 4:30 am to catch the bus to Singida. We got on the bus just fine but the ride sucked. It took 11.5 hours and almost half of it was on a very bump dirt road and it felt at times like the bus was going to tip right over. I got very depressed on the ride out here aswell seeing all the suffering people along the way and my imagination went wild thinking about what kind of place Singida might be. When we arrived the fact was that it is actually quite a nice place. The place we are staying is much nicer too. There are no more cockroches but some of the lizards here are pretty big. I saw one today around 1' long. I had a hot shower this morning and feel so much better. We are staying in a fenced ground which is owned by a Roman Catholic group and it is guarded by Basenji's (a dog that is a sight hound originaly from Congo, I believe) at night. The people are all very nice and I feel much safer and happier here. I am starting to catch on to Kiswahili a bit better now and that too is making me feel better.
Today we also met with the HAPA Director and he is a very nice, wise man. I am really getting excited about this program and feel very good supporting it. Things are still deffinetly different, but I am adjusting and things are coming around. I'm sorry for my depressing and I imagine somewhat concerning message I left the other day, but when you are inches away from crying it's hard to come up with possitive things to say. I know this is not the most organised blog update but I have a bunch of things to say and it's coming out a bit fast. I am still sad and miss home a lot but the way I'm trying to look at it is I will soon be home and these people have to stay here forever. I shouldn't feel sorry for myself when I am not the one suffering and that even though I miss home I know there are things I will miss about this place once I leave and so I should take full advantage of it and not waist my time crying. Well I think that's about all I have to say for today, but I promise to blog again atleast once before I go out to the village on Saturday where we will be working.
Love you all lots and still miss you like crazy. Like I will say everytime, give all my animals a big kiss and I'll talk to you again soon. Thanks for the support,
Tina xoxoxoxoxoxoxox
Monday, May 26, 2008
By the way, I can access my email for here anyway so email all you like. I hope it will work in Singida too.
Dar es Salaam
Hey guys,
Well this is suer nothing like home. We made it here fine and I am alive but definetly in shock. I feel sick about 90% of the time and I miss home more than I ever though possible. I haven't had more than 3 hours of sleep each night and it is sure taking it's tole. My brain isn't functioning and neither is my stomech. I am trying to stay possitive but it's very hard. Tomorrow morning we leave for Singida at 6am and I'm hoping it will be better there. It is very hot, humid, loud and emotionally, mentally, and physically drianing here. So far all I can think to myself is what am I doing here. Things are tough especially running on this little sleep. I have considered flying home but I know it will get better and right now I am just in shock. Mom I hope I don't worry you too much but I do feel like crap. I love you lots and really miss you all.
On to a happier note I went swimming in the Indian Ocean yesterday and it was very nice. People here are quite friendly and happy which down help, but it's still not easy. I don't know when I will be able to blog again, I hope real soon. There are computers in Singida and we will be in the town until Saturday so I hope to write again by then. I am trying to think of something else good to say. I still don't quite know how I'm going to get though this but I know I'll manage. Anyway I think that's all for now. Give my dog a kiss and tell her I love her. I miss you all tones and so does Richard. He too is having a very hard time. Trying to swallow his milaria pill the other night made him very sick and he doesn't seem to be getting any better at it. I have tones of stories and things to tell everyone already but I will save it for another day. I love you all and miss you tones please leave comments cause I'm feeling a little alone. Talk to you asap. Lots and lots of love,
Tina
Well this is suer nothing like home. We made it here fine and I am alive but definetly in shock. I feel sick about 90% of the time and I miss home more than I ever though possible. I haven't had more than 3 hours of sleep each night and it is sure taking it's tole. My brain isn't functioning and neither is my stomech. I am trying to stay possitive but it's very hard. Tomorrow morning we leave for Singida at 6am and I'm hoping it will be better there. It is very hot, humid, loud and emotionally, mentally, and physically drianing here. So far all I can think to myself is what am I doing here. Things are tough especially running on this little sleep. I have considered flying home but I know it will get better and right now I am just in shock. Mom I hope I don't worry you too much but I do feel like crap. I love you lots and really miss you all.
On to a happier note I went swimming in the Indian Ocean yesterday and it was very nice. People here are quite friendly and happy which down help, but it's still not easy. I don't know when I will be able to blog again, I hope real soon. There are computers in Singida and we will be in the town until Saturday so I hope to write again by then. I am trying to think of something else good to say. I still don't quite know how I'm going to get though this but I know I'll manage. Anyway I think that's all for now. Give my dog a kiss and tell her I love her. I miss you all tones and so does Richard. He too is having a very hard time. Trying to swallow his milaria pill the other night made him very sick and he doesn't seem to be getting any better at it. I have tones of stories and things to tell everyone already but I will save it for another day. I love you all and miss you tones please leave comments cause I'm feeling a little alone. Talk to you asap. Lots and lots of love,
Tina
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Hey everyone,
Only a few hours until I leave and I am scared shitless, I can't get more than a bit of yougort down I have so many butterflies! Anyway I just wanted to say one last bye to you all and let you know that I will miss everyone and I can't wait to see you when I get back. Hope you all have a gret summer and I'll keep you posted. I should hopefully be able to write again tomorrow from Amsterdam! Talk to you later...
Only a few hours until I leave and I am scared shitless, I can't get more than a bit of yougort down I have so many butterflies! Anyway I just wanted to say one last bye to you all and let you know that I will miss everyone and I can't wait to see you when I get back. Hope you all have a gret summer and I'll keep you posted. I should hopefully be able to write again tomorrow from Amsterdam! Talk to you later...
Thursday, May 15, 2008
One week to go!
I can't believe I am leaving in one week and only have two days of work left. I am really excited and scared at the same time but it still some how seems surreal.
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