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| 27th July 2009 Jimmy McGuire | Hi - From: The end is near. Hi kenz, I just wanted to say hello and let you know I was thinking about you. What you've done is truly amazing and I'm excited for you to have some fun finally with your friend in Israel. I heard about your Terrible Towel pic and am trying to locate it, that's great!... Myron would be proud of you! Be safe, Love McGoo. |
| 22nd July 2009 anonymous | - From: Everything the light touches, is our kindgom. Wow, I felt like I was right there in the car with you. Your descriptions were amazing. Thanks for sharing such a wonderful experience and being so open with your emotions. Im sure the picture of the stars will be imprinted on your mind forever. |
| 21st July 2009 Mom | - From: Everything the light touches, is our kindgom. WIsh I could have been there with you! One of these days you can be my tour guide:) |
| 20th July 2009 Mary Williams | Your Safari - From: Everything the light touches, is our kindgom. Mackenzie, your safari experience sounds inspiring! |
| 18th July 2009 dadaa | "so I'll probably write in my notebook" - From: Eating food with your fingers, who knew it'd be so much fun?? Hmm, would you be using an actual pen and paper/journal/faux leather thing? How quaint.. ;-) dadaa |
| 16th July 2009 Sam | - From: Public praise...it does the ego good?? oh you HAVE to watch So You Think You Can Dance when you get home. I'll watch the whole season again with you, for real! From the top twenty on there's some amazing performances...especially by Kupono, the gorgeous Hawaiin guy...wait til you see some of his numbers. |
| 12th July 2009 mom | Who's the novelty? - From: A bit behind on blogs are we? Hi Mack: I got a chuckle reading about your concern that the parents might think you're treating their children as if they are a novelty. Clearly, you are the novelty with your blonde hair and fair skin!! It also seems lately as though you have been assimilating. Your blogs have definitely had a much more positive tone. I think the food has been more to your liking recently. I know how grumpy you can get when you're hungry. Only two more weeks in Africa. I think you will be sad when you leave. Love you, mom |
| 11th July 2009 Mom | Your phone - From: International Ciminal Tribunal for Rwanda Hi Mack: did you get your cell phone yet? I'm anxious to know if it works! Love, mom |
| 10th July 2009 dadaa | Trés Bien !!! - From: International Ciminal Tribunal for Rwanda Jambo ;-) Going back to an earlier comment I made here to you, in which I wondered what would be the most effective / personal venue por tu to affect change. A legal stage for international justice seems to be your direction, and I think that SO apropos for you. I can envision the esteemed counselor Mackenzie boring into the dastardly perpetrators of heinous crimes; so you, and so cool... ;-) And, I miss you, too, but these entries are part of my daily morning routine and make me :-) dadaa |
| 10th July 2009 alan | - From: International Ciminal Tribunal for Rwanda Herro! Im excited to hear about heffer! the cow |
| 8th July 2009 alan | - From: Slobbery hands. If we were keeping an AIDS vaccine from the public then how would anyone know? It is funny how everyone always assumes the worst about America! |
| 8th July 2009 Alan | - From: Doodles?!? Yay Im glad you are having better days. Wish we could talk now, but I know you are aschleep!!! Luv u ! |
| 7th July 2009 dadaa | "that I actually ENJOY LEARNING." - From: Doodles?!? Hola, dahlin' ;-) I can only hope that I have students like you in my class-room. Yes, *drabness* is, in fact, a real word, but certainly not applicable to your present environment. Enjoy it, warts and all, por favor? dadaa |
| 6th July 2009 Mom | Amazing - From: Welcome to Meruland.. Once again, you have made me feel as though I am there with you. What a successful weekend it was for you. Your mood seems to be vastly improved from earlier last week. I am so glad that your experience is improving. I will call NYU for you today and I've emailed Martha asking for her address so that I can mail yoru phone. THe pictures were great and I can't wait to see more. Love you, Mom :) |
| 5th July 2009 alan | - From: Welcome to Meruland.. I have read that No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency... it was very good. Glad to see that you had an awesome time! |
| 4th July 2009 dadaa | "mission accomplished" ;-) - From: Steamed veggies Buenos dias, dahlin' ;-) Re: "going for both a public policy masters...." >> How does one institute public policy? Activism? Politics? Law? By human nature, any society in any country is hesitant to accept change to centuries of traditional thinking, particularly in a third world situation (see W's *democracy* scheme for the Islamic world). It took us--the people of the Estados Unidos--8 years to FINALLY reject that obviously failing political *vision* by electing BO. And we are not a 3rd world country. There are centuries of indigenous thinking AND misguided Western Euro bungling with politically-based *map carving* in Africa to overcome. I so admire your fervor for the *one with the people* vision. Perhaps the time spent in academia to study the most effective way to institute that change is the best option, in conjunction with the *boots on the ground* approach of actually understanding the culture by being part of it, which is what you are currently doing. BRAVO! Such experience will be of immeasurable benefit to your studies. The rub is the actual acceptance of change by the people it is intended to help. Think of DWB (Doctors Without Borders). The practical application of that is the challenge. Look how difficult it has been to eliminate curry from your valued veggies/ rice diet--LOL. How did you finally achieve it? By finding the right person to ask and make the change. "One small step...." dadaa ;-) |
| 3rd July 2009 Mom | Hallelujah - From: Steamed veggies I knew you would come around. Glad dinner was a success! :) Mom |
| 3rd July 2009 alan | - From: Steamed veggies Awesome blog.. Im glad to see you had a better day!!! |
| 2nd July 2009 Mary & Alan | Your Day! - From: Steamed veggies Hi Mackenzie, we are so happy to see that you had a great day & workout. We were a bit concerned. Love you. |
| 29th June 2009 Mackenzie | - From: Culture shock is wearing me down.. If I had the time and money for safaris I'd be on one everyday. |
| 29th June 2009 anonymous | - From: Culture shock is wearing me down.. WHY ARENT YOU WAKING UP FOR SAFARIS?? i am disappointed in you. |
| 27th June 2009 Alan | - From: Culture shock is wearing me down.. Keep your head up! |
| 27th June 2009 dadaa | "oh the things I've seen" - From: Swatting flies. First, so cool to Skype with you yesterday (is it still yesterday there, or is it tomorrow by the time you get this--LOL)? YES YES, the giraffes; I would probably kneel down on the ground and kiss it where they are ;-) Give away your watch and you are dead!!! Perhaps when I get to Tampa school, we can set something up to get school supplies to that tribe, or the village, or whatever, but I have a suspicion that such intended gifts go awry somewhere in the chain... ;-( Too bad you're not here; I have a bountiful garden and harvesting lettuce daily ;-) Wine and pb; hmm, perhaps an alcohol-free substitute? (just being a dad...) Kwaheri, and Nakupenda sana ;-) (check with Simpho about that one) dadaa |
| 26th June 2009 Mom | Ahalan - From: Doing laundry in the sink.. I couldn't agree more with Gilli's comment. Step outside of your comfort zone...surrender to the experience and escape the trappings of your mind. You may return home completely transformed and free of your idiosyncratic burdens!! Love you and mish you!! Mom |
| 25th June 2009 chantez carter | OMG!! - From: Doing laundry in the sink.. ThEY, IT'S TEZ:) Im so proud of you!!! I cant believe your in africa!ll! awsome:) soo tell me how your liking it so far, I want to hear all about it. could i call you while your in africa? or are you only allowed to do blogs? ok. well get back to me and good luck in everything you do. I know you'll do great over there. k. well ill talk to you later. bye:) heres my emAIL. terrifictez15@hotmail.com |
| 24th June 2009 gili | ahalan - From: Karibu Tanzania My Dearest friend, My comment title is your first lesson in Hebrew (ahalan = hey) so that when you arrive at Ben Gurion National Airport you can feel a little more secure. I read what you write and I miss you, very very much, and I am so thrilled and so proud of you that you are physically living the the fantasy that you've been dreaming about since we were ten years old. It's funny...I see you're "working out", "doing squats", eating "carb-filled" meals, sleeping with "earplugs." My love, this is the beauty of travel. To step out of your comfort zone and go with the flow, become a traveler, a see-er, a believer, a romanticist, a doer. To fall asleep to the sound of the Tanzanian beat, to let yourself be woken up to the prayer call because fuck - it's a once is a fucking lifetime kind of thing. To sit outside, to watch the sunset, to let the mosquitoes feast on your white gourmet blood, to stay off facebook and to leave your ipod inside because nothing compares to the sounds of the wilderness. Africa is beauty in its sexiest, its rawest, its most earnest. There is no other place like it in the world. We will discuss in-depth when you get here. Am planning something breathtaking. Can't wait for you to arrive. Enjoy every minute, as i know you will. Love. |
| 24th June 2009 Alan | - From: Karibu Tanzania I agree Kathy. I love seeing her posts because it's a first hand account of the African experience. I look forward to your blogs and can not wait for my next Kiswahili lesson! |
| 24th June 2009 Mom | Jambo! - From: Karibu Tanzania Habari, Mackenzie? Finally, some updates from you. I have to say that your writing is eleoquent and beautiful. Thank you for taking the time to do this for all of us. I encourage you to take the safari. Hey, TIA, and you might as well have the entire experience. Love you, Mom |
| 22nd June 2009 Jimmy McGuire | Pretty amazing - From: Finally...INTERNET! Kenz, Just went through your blog, thanks for sharing. Big difference from Logans Ferry. Makes Nevis sound like Beverly Hills. Just wanted to say hi and think what you are doing is fabulous. Be safe!! xo McGoo |
| 22nd June 2009 Mom | - From: Pictures! Mack: Is your phone working yet? Do I need to buy one and send it over with yoru face wash? Is there anything else that you need? And, don't forget to check if there is a zip code for your address. I assume that the pictures didn't upload since I'm not seeing any in your blog. Love, Mom |
| 21st June 2009 Mary | Your posts - From: Pictures! Hi MW, I am really enjoying your posts & they are not too long & boring! Can't wait to see the pics. |
| 21st June 2009 Mom | - From: Finally...INTERNET! Mackie: Your blog is so wonderfully descriptive. I love that you are taking the time to do this. It almost feels that I am there with you. Thanks for sharing and I can't wait to see some pictures, especially of the waterfall. Dad has to work today so Jess and Sam are going to the baseball game with him on Wednesday. Therefore, the fam will be here for a father's day dinner with Grandpa. We will miss you, though! Summer got her weekly treat...an egg for breakfast! It made me think that wow, I give my DOG an egg and people in Tanzania barely own chickens let alone get an egg. But, Sum didn't seem to feel guilty at all..ha ha ha!!! I'm looking forward to more of yoru blogs. Stay strong...Love, Mom :) |
| 20th June 2009 anonymous | - From: Finally...INTERNET! So glad to hear the various plane/bus trips went smoothly. I miss you already!! And I can't WAIT to see pictures. I'll write more later, RUV YOU!!! |
| 19th June 2009 Mom | Herrrooooo - From: Amsterdam Airport I hope your first day is already amazing. I was glad to hear of your safe arrival yesterday. MArtha was kind enough to emial me back when I hadn't heard from you but I will admit that I was on pins and needles until I knew you were in safe hands. I trust your travel was uneventful and that meeting up with everyone at the airport was seamless and easy. I already miss you and Summer is moping but we are excited about your wonderful adventure and can't wait to hear how today went. Love, Mom |
| 18th June 2009 Mary W | Tanzania - From: Amsterdam Airport Hi MW, I thought I would check your blog this morning & was happy to see you have already started posting. I can't imagine being stuck in Newark! It will all be worth it when you land in Tanzania! I saved your blog as a favorite. We are all excited for you! |
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