Hey, I'M impressed

Well, lookee there.... Kara rummaged around the HTML code and actually changed something for the better. So now my addresses are permenantly posted for all to see and admire and think... "Gee, that reminds me, I should send Kara a Howdy via snail mail..." Hope it works :0) I also changed it so that anyone can comment on my posts; you don't need to be a member. Sorry about that, what an unnecessary pain in the ol' keister.

Well, apparently the toughest part is through. Everyone here says the first six months are the hardest. I hope that's true. Not that it's been horrible here, but imagine yourself in a rural village with not much stimulation for the senses with no work for three months... Yeah, not easy. At least it wasn't for me. Americans' senses are overstimulated constantly and we're always busy, wishing for more time. So having a completely blank slate is really quite bizarre. But soon school will be starting and although I'm nervous as hell, I really want to start working.

My Ag Effort okra plants are going crazy. They're giving me enough "gumbos" (okra in French) to make an okralishess meal everyday! Of course, one would go insane on okra everyday, so I give my extras to the family I live with who..... eat okra everyday. (Hope you caught that.) I've also been enjoying the overabundance of corn and watermelon that have infiltrated my sleepy little town. I've honestly never seen so much watermelon in my life. Bourzanga must be the watermelon capital of the world. EVERY little shop or house or whatever has a table of slices for sale (5 cents each or you can get a whole melon for as little as 25 cents). So yeah, I've always had an aversion to the stuff but magically now it's the most wonderful thing ever.

In other news, I was able to get my party last night at a party for the group of volunteers ready to head back to the States. This group includes my two closest "neighbors" but luckily they're both being replaced. My iPod was in full effect as I showed off my latest music mix and I got to dance poolside. Good times...