Monday, September 10, 2007
Update on the weekend
Well, the run-off elections went peacefully for the most part. There were twenty voting stations, and only four had any type of violence that was stopped quickly by the police. I had to spend the Saturday around my apartment for safety. I went to my landlord's house. His daughter gave me a thorough lesson in Krio, culture, politics, tribal conflicts, and religions in Sierra Leone. I learned so much from Nadia! Mr. Assad (my landlord) told me many stories about the war that he experienced. On Sunday, I went with Mr. Pieh and Melissa (the other intern at CHASL) to a Methodist church. It surprised me with how similar it was to the Methodist church I am used to. We said the Apostle's Creed and everything! Later Melissa and I got to go for a walk at the beach, BEAUTIFUL! Today we have been busy doing office work. Betty Sam (nurse at CHASL) and I have set a date to go to the village of Tiama on September 28 to distribute the peanut butter supplement. Results for the election should be out by Wednesday, then it will be safe again to be out in Freetown and the villages, I am very excited!
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Hey Kid!! The Cabaret went very well on Saturday night!! It was fun as well. Mike told the youth last night about your plantain issues!! LOL!! Glad to hear all is going well and we are all praying for you!! Keep up the good work and we look forward to some pics someday!! Well, we got whipped in soccer this weekend. We need to work on goalies today at practice, but rain may keep us inside. Celeste had 2 assists and Summer was a wild woman on the field until a huge rainstorm soaked us all!! Yeah rain!! Youth went well last night and we are still growing! Not much else new here so we look forward to hearing more from you. IT is exciting to hear what is going on there! See ya Soon! G
CHUCK O'FALLON!!! Ya just bright eyed and bushy tailed like a little turkey buzzard!! Walkin on the beaches of Africa, sounds BEAUTIFUL! I hope the election stuff continues to be peaceful. Hows the King Lizards, you caught one for me yet? I wish you were here last weekend, me and Lindsay and Patrick had some intense slap playing. I kept saying how the only thing that could have made the weekend better was if you were there. But hey, send some PB over would ya? ; ) Keep up the good spirits, and when you get a chance can you email me or facebook me your mailing address? Miss you roomie!!!
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