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| 22nd July 2008 Tessa | Oh, Piss - From: A tale of woe from the pages of Prague Lils, What a friggen bummer. I'm so sorry to hear of your woes. I'll wire you some love along with your coming money :) and if you're feeling terribly woebegone (best word ever, however you spell it), just think of that John Mayer song, "No More 3 x 5's" and pretend you MEANT not to have pictures of your adventures . . . Kisses. Tess |
| 12th July 2008 robin | - From: Peter is here! His bag is in Newark... lily I love reading your blog! thanks for writing...you get the golden pen award. |
| 7th July 2008 Linda Dietz | Food - From: ahem. . . HOOPA! Really liked this Food report |
| 7th July 2008 LInda Dietz | Turkey - From: the moon is round, the world is small Been thinking of going there myself....Glad to hear its worth the gas. Linda. |
| 4th July 2008 Tim Turner | Mercy buckets - From: ahem. . . HOOPA! Hi Lily, We've really enjoyed your numerous posts from Greece. You've packed a ton in a very small window of opportunity, and we've been so impressed. Thanks for taking the time to sit down and write so often. It has been a real treat to read stateside. Yours, Tim |
| 29th June 2008 uncle tom t | love your doogy bloogy - From: Death to tour busses, rent a car howdy lily, what a treat to read your daily updates.......... now, was that windy windy or windy windy--- english is so weird. news here--- went on the " Livestrong Challenge Bike ride and tim was able to stay up with the lance meister himself for the last 6 miles. i was left in the proverbial dust. how is your dad's knee??? sounds like he is trying to do too much. keep up the good work, say hi to em, my sister, and your dad. love, t and p |
| 28th June 2008 Charlotte | St. George - From: Suspended in air One Story: It happened that the lot fell on the king's daughter. The king, distraught with grief, told the people they could have all his gold and silver and half of his kingdom if his daughter were spared; the people refused. The daughter was sent out to the lake, decked out as a bride, to be fed to the dragon. Saint George by chance rode past the lake. The princess, trembling, sought to send him away, but George vowed to remain. The dragon reared out of the lake while they were conversing. Saint George fortified himself with the Sign of the Cross, charged it on horseback with his lance and gave it a grievous wound. Then he called to the princess to throw him her girdle and put it around the dragon's neck. When she did so, the dragon followed the girl like a meek beast on a leash. She and Saint George led the dragon back to the city of Silene, where it terrified the people at its approach. But Saint George called out to them, saying that if they consented to become Christians and be baptised, he would slay the dragon before them. The king and the people of Silene converted to Christianity, George slew the dragon, and the body was carted out of the city on four ox-carts. "Fifteen thousand men baptized, without women and children." On the site where the dragon died, the king built a church to the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint George, and from its altar a spring arose whose waters cured all disease. - Might be one reason why Mary and George are together- I Love you Charlotte |
| 21st June 2008 Tim Turner | English in Athens - From: English in Athens Hi Lily, Great to hear from you. Fun to look over your shoulder as you explore. Keep us posted. Cheers, Tim |
| 19th June 2008 Gabbi | I'm the twin with the fork - From: English in Athens and you're a blog poet. |
| 10th June 2006 Jessie | You amaze me! - From: i'm good for my word, huh? Lilly! I know it's been a while, but I really do love getting your mass emails. I've been so bad, I haven't sent out any for months! Oh, but I ran into Vanessa in Barcelona! I was just walking down a street and then saw her brother and then her. It was really awesome. My parents are here now and I'm going to go to Paris and Ireland with them and then hang out w/ fam on the east coast before heading home. But I'll be in the bozone July and August if you're gonna' be around. I'd really love to see you and maybe we could have another crazy time at the Bite of Bozeman. Or is it the taste? I don't know anymore. Did I tell you I also ran into Nick Vandenvos in Florence? We'll all have to get together soon I hope. Well, safe travels and I'll see you state-side. Love, Jessie Rose |
| 6th June 2006 Misty | hey - From: i'm good for my word, huh? can't wait to see you when you get back oh yeah i got married |
| 4th June 2006 Lily Morris | In awe - From: i'm good for my word, huh? Hi Lil, I'm so in awe of the people I know these days, you being one of them. I just watched my brother graduate from highschool yesterday, and he stood up and addressed the whole crowd with some of the most funny, meaningful, real words I'd ever heard him say. He doesn't really ever talk much, but he had two hundred people laughing and crying at the same time, and I just got present to how little I really know about the people I "know". Lil, I can't even imagine what it's been like for you to live there, away from anything that you "knew" before. I can't imagine doing something like that and I guess it's because I don't know what THAT is. I tell people I sailed across the atlantic on a big wooden schooner, and they get all impressed, but it's really not that diffrerent than any other experience in life. You just do the next thing, what ever there is to do, and that takes you to the next thing, and so on. I'm headed to ecuador with my boyfriend to spend a week in the Andes, and a week in the Amazon jungle, and it feels so unknown. But I guess I just keep doing the next thing and then I get there. I can't wait to show you the article I'm having published in a little magazine here on Martha's Vineyard. It's mostly just my journal entries from the Atlantic crossing last summer, but they did a really lovely job with the graphics for the story. I'm crossing my fingers that it will work for us to meet up out west sometime this fall or winter as I will be in Northern AZ from the end of september through march. Enjoy your last days in your new home away from home. I have so enjoyed reading the stories of your adventures. thanks, Lily. Let me know if you might head east for the OC reunion on Nantucket this summer.... love you, Lily |
| 3rd June 2006 Edna-May | Happy to find something about Togo... - From: Am I the first person to write an entry from Lomé? I'm headed to Lome in 7 days as a solo traveller for a month...I was happy to find your blog as information about Lome is difficult to come by. It sounds as though you have had amazing adventures in West Africa. |
| 29th May 2006 Rob Baker | Did you enjoy the train to Parakou? - From: looks like i'm also the first person to write from Cotonou? Hi there, You don't know me, but my family and I live in Cotonou and read with interest your blog. We were at Eldorado Plage on 22nd May (family with 3 kids). Were there 3 of you? If so, we were there at the same time! The train to Parakou is a bit rough, eh? There used to be first class carriages, but I think that has stopped now, so you were probably surrounded by sacks of rice and goats and stuff. Finally, a good compromise between dangerous zemidjans and expensive taxis is the 3 wheeler motorized rickshaws, which mostly run the other side of the lagoon in Cotonou. They can seat 3 people and cost around 2000cfa for an hour, which isn't bad (and is great fun too!) Here's a number for a driver: 97161686. If he can't come, he usually sends someone else. Bye for now, Enjoy Benin! |
| 11th May 2006 Handu | adventure - From: Ghana is Green, Accra, A lot I = totally jealous of your adventuring. :) thinking of you ALWAYS. p.s. a DEAR hunt?! haha. ay ga ba NI!! |
| 3rd May 2006 Cas | Miss ya - From: spoiled by air conditioning Glad to hear from you lil, been thinking about u a bunch. Glad things seem to be going well. Kisses and Hugs |
| 9th March 2006 Krystan | dumb - From: a typical day Your stupid you should move you numb nut! |
| 5th March 2006 Mom | yep - From: a typical day Yep, Lil, as you know that was the oft repeated phrase in my life in Israel at your age...IT'S TOO HOT...ugh. Hurray for siesta time! |
| 4th March 2006 Amy | - From: In other news. . . I was so excited to hear the news! It will be great having you around! Congratulations |
| 2nd March 2006 Tim | Naropa - From: In other news. . . Congratulations. |
| 1st March 2006 anonymous | - From: In other news. . . YAY!! Tammafa, I'm so proud of you!! :) Congratulations! I'm glad that dumb application filled itself out after all...haha. love ya. gumo gumo |
| 1st March 2006 Uncle R | Good for you and us - From: In other news. . . Glad to hear the great news. We found out a few days ago. Take care. |
| 28th February 2006 Barbara | And it is 25 below here--or was - From: and the heat. . . Actually, it's warmish today--all of 40 degrees which would be enough to make you shiver. Snow is expected. Girls are collecting signatures for a read=athon. They loved your letter, they miss you, we love you... |
| 27th February 2006 Tim Turner | - From: and the heat. . . Hi LIL, I used to take the same measures as you to escape the heat, no matter how transitory the relief. Cheers, Tim |
| 27th February 2006 Uncle Robert | Good deals but.... - From: money thoughts The finances sound great, the other... well challenges and life's learnings for sure. I applaud you for taking a step into the unknown (or perhaps known yet full of wonder). Be safe, stay cool... : O Uncle Robert |
| 23rd February 2006 Tim Turner | Back chez vous - From: dirty shower, new born babies, and ski magazines Hi Lil, Sweet domestic scenes described. I had similar situations in Senegal with folks, trying to describe mountains and snow. Tim |
| 23rd February 2006 Farida | - From: Village excursion part one That is uncannily reminiscent of our travels on the box of no doubt a similarly-outfitted vehicle through the bush of Hadija's village during our Peace Corps days. I think we had more like twenty five people though. Oh, village life...I miss you. |
| 21st February 2006 Dina | dor bien! - From: delivery methods in niamey I can't tell you how much I am enjoying your blog! Keep it up! The mental picture of a guy carrying a mattress on his head is too perfect. Wow. |
| 20th February 2006 Rachel John | What does a mattress mean? - From: delivery methods in niamey How very strange that in reading this particular entry about beds, in Africa, I look to the top of the screen and see that 100% of advertisements are for mattresses. Someone else is reading this over our shoulders, but they obviously don't understand. I don't want a bed, Lily does. And she bought one already. In Niger. And someone carried it to her home. And it has SAILBOATS on it. I guess it was a good try. |
| 16th February 2006 Uncle Robert | Wowsers - From: Morroco is like scotland Just wanted to let you know I am so enjoying your log. I appreciate your keeping us up to date and I love your humor and interesting perspectives. Soon Uncle RJL |
| 13th February 2006 anonymous | - From: and then it hit me i swear to god i clicked on this my french housemate started playing jack johnson and im serious the only line she has sung with a french accent is MAKING BANANA PANCAKES |
| 7th February 2006 Susie | Amazing! - From: excerpt from a letter. . . Just saw an excerpt from a report by Anderson Cooper on CNN about the famine in Niger. Can't believe you are really there! So enjoyed your stay with us in NYC...Keep the updates! they're wonderful! |
| 1st February 2006 Kelsey | just got... - From: the inevitability of adventure ...home and must tackle to huge assignments. This adventure entry reminds me of why I'm doing so much work right now, to go to another place myself for some homemade adventure! Love you lil! |
| 31st January 2006 Tim Turner | Back chez vous - From: the inevitability of adventure Hi Lil, Well, so far you are as good as your word, posting with increased frequency. Can you keep up this torrid pace? Tim |
| 31st January 2006 Cara Brody | - From: the inevitability of adventure too bad about the spatula. |
| 30th January 2006 Handu | HANDU MISSES YOU!! - From: Here i am again Hey friend : ) I miss you! I love reading your stuff - keep it up. you = amazing anasara - no getting depasse, ok? Just wanted to send some love. Kala tonton!! |
| 29th January 2006 Tim Turner | Back chez vous - From: Here i am again Hi Lil, Glad to hear you made it back safe and sound. I look forward to learning how Morrocco is like Scotland. It is so cool to read your blog and catch a flavor of your daily life. Stay healthy and keep on writin'. Ciao, Tim |
| 21st January 2006 Tim Turner | homestay week - From: back to africa Hi Lily, It is good to read your blog again. May your trip back to Niamey be safe, and your stay replete with possibility. We look forward to your posts. Unchallah. |
| 29th November 2005 anonymous | - From: francophonie games so much is going on over there! these stories are extremely interesting. guess what happened to me today? I said too much about feminist art in section. people looked at me funny. missing you, keep up the fab writing! xoxog |
| 29th November 2005 Sammy Bell | shabadoobap - From: burkina trip(waylaid a little) I love reading about your life wiley coyote you hug and a kiss |
| 29th November 2005 Tim Turner | homestay week - From: windingwinding down Hi Lily, Say, can you tell me precisely what courses you take currently and what you'll take next semester? Cheers, Tim |
| 29th November 2005 Tim Turner | homestay week - From: burkina trip(waylaid a little) Hi Lily, You're so fortunate to have your travel opportunities and explore hither and yon. Your account gives a lively view of what you saw for which I'm very appreciative. I spoke with your Mom yesterday about brother Tom who had a real medical emergency, but is now out of the woods and on the mend. Your family is eager to see you later this month. Take care, Tim |
| 26th October 2005 Amanda | Oh Niger! - From: homestay week Hi, I was just on the Niger program last semester. I randomly found your travel-log here. I hope you're having a great time! It's so amazing. Tell everyone (especially Oumou and Illia) that Acca says hi. |
| 22nd October 2005 Pamela Newhaller | California culture? - From: it's so hot... So, since you're having your Niger experience, i thought you should see california reality: Today i saw, on the road, the "Mobile Petting Zoo" and the other day, a truck advertising "Residential Vineyard Consultants". All near Burlingame, Ca., where I am now living. Temporarily. You go girl. Wishing you happiness and sending you my love, Lily-la; Tamma-fa. |
| 21st October 2005 Gabbi | ice cubes - From: it's so hot... lily, reading this is so eye opening. maybe you got my mail? Say hello to Yussef..<3gabbi |
| 21st October 2005 Tim Turner | homestay week - From: homestay week Hi Lil', Another fine entry I eagerly devoured. You are getting a "deep" education, learning things a lot of Americans know nothing about. You haven't mentioned illness, so perhaps you've been healthy all this tiime. Nicholas Kristof from the NY Times has been writing about Niger recently. Maybe you can lay your hands on them, maybe not. Hope you are snapping lots of photos too. Love, Tim |
| 14th October 2005 From Barb | we miss you - From: on going to school in niamey I love it that you are taking philosophy in French, and reading Germans. There's really no point in taking philosophy in English since all the great ones were French, German, Greek--I should know, I took it in English. Just as difficult, and more aggravating since it was in a langauge I know! We miss you so much--girls talk about you all the time, as do we. Smokey is barking at the mention of your name. Much love. Barbara |
| 11th October 2005 uncle tom turner | hot to cold - From: on softball tournaments in niamey... Howdy Lili, Keep up the blog, it's very informative. We had a typical colorado experience. 82 degrees saturday in colo springs visiting your cuz, 8 inches of snow monday morning, leading to a 9 1/2 hr. flight back to portland. a little hard to relate to the sweltering heat you face every day. love, tomas |
| 2nd October 2005 leslie | Happy birthdy Lily! - From: on going to the bathroom in niamey... Oct 6...how will you celebrate? Have a great birthday, Lily!! xo, Leslie |
| 20th September 2005 Pamela Newhaller | - From: on communication... Tashi Deleg, mon amour. Be safe and happy. Sending my love from California...just over the hill from Gyatrul Rinpoche. Thanks for your journals, Lily-la. Pamela |
