Merry Christmas

Wow, has it been a long time or what. I have wanted to write beofre now, but the internet is down in our workstation so I had to use a internet cafe computer and they are usually so slow and so busy that i dont have the time to write a proper post. So it is four days till Christmas and I have sweat running down my back. Now if I was from Texas or Louisanna or something, I wuldnt think anything of this, but I am not. As an Indiana girl it is not Christmas until snow is falling, my nose is running and I am so cold that I am shivering so hard it hurts. In a way I am glad it feels like July here, because it makes it feel less like Christmas. And really since my village is a muslim village, if it wasnt for my calendar I could forget its december altogether really. So this makes it all easier to be away from you all, the family and friends whom I love and miss.

So you might be wondering what I am infact doing for Christmas. Well, like I said earlier my village doesnt do the whole Christmas thing; hozever, they do do Tabasky, which is holiday that i know involves the killings of goats, but other than that I know nothing; oh yeah and it is based on the lunar calendar so its date changes year to year. Anyway, the reason I am not going to be learning more about this is because I have gone south to Bohicon this holiday season because the health volunteer is working on doing some stuff at some of the local villages and a near by orphanage. She needed some helpers so I got on the bus and came 8 hours to give my help. I know we will be giving out toys to some kids, there was not enough money to get a toy for everyone; though everyone will get somethng, perhaps some candy or something if not a toy. And then there is going to be a good meal will be involved because that is something most of these kids really lack. So anyway I am going to be down here working on this until the Christmas, and then the day after I am going to be heading back home.

In other news I want to give a big huge thankyou to all of you who put stuff in the box to send to me. I recieved it last week, which was amazing timing since it was on the last mail run before Christmas. Everything was wonderful, you guys are awsome, thank you so much.

I guess it is time to wrap this up because I am in the internet cafe and people are waiting for me. I miss you and love you all and my thoughts are with all of you this holiday. Keep your fingers crossed that this time next year I will be able to be there with you in person.

Until next time...