Hi Wendy!!! I have not looked at your blog since your very first posting, and it is so wonderful to know that you are doing well! I love reading about the details of your life there; it makes it 'real' for us back here shoveling snow. I'm so glad the students are so fun, eager to learn, and welcoming. Til next time!
Glad to know you are well Wendy, We passed your blog address out to P.E.O. Chapter C members. I think I can speak for all of us by saying that your work is very exciting and that we are proud of you. We all wish you well in your endeavors!!
I don\'t know which to think of as the more opulent, the many and varied events going on around you, or the way you get it all together in prose -- complete and colorful without fanfare. It sure seemed otherwise to me when you wrote \"Not much else has happened in two days\"; and that was only a little way into your posting. I hope you enjoyed a Happy Valentine\'s Day!
Sounds beautiful there! I am delighted to read descriptions of your surroundings and comings and goings! Best wishes with the hot weather -- thank goodness there is rain once in a while. Eventually, there will be internet and it will be easier for you to communicate with us; meanwhile, any way you can let us know how you are doing is a good way!!! K
"It was white with brown spots on top, and a basically white tummy. I did, however, check all the trees!"
The logic of this is that you looked into the trees lest any (more) snakes come dropping down on you in the pool?
You are having an adventure!!
This is getting to be something of an epic, and while you'll probably have umpteen other things to attend to while you're there, I hope someplace on the list is the possibility of a book or film. . . though as I type that I suppose this is the book in the making, post by post.
Anyway, it's a lot of delicious detail and texture, and I hope your spirits are high.
I'm tickled to think of it being so hot since here in Seattle the norm is grey and cool. What's that? Did you mention Fairbanks?
Hi, greetings from Anchorage. Winter has been mild since Jan. 1. We are getting snow today--4-6 inches, which we need to protect the plants. Can\'t believe it will be Ash Wed. on the 13th. I\'m visiting Bainbridge Island in March/April and look forward to warmer weather. Your descriptions remind me of our visit to South Africa. I can visualize the villages and country in the North. Glad the food has been healthy--and some quite tasty. You are going to get lots of millet I\'m sure.
More another day--so glad you have the blog!!!
Nancy B-E
Happy Belated Birthday Not sure if I am allowed a personal letter, but I don't know your email address if it has changed.
Went to Normal Elliott's 94th birthday at McGinty's pub on Feb. 2nd. Stayed with Paula Johnson, and went to church and dinner with Carol Phillips. Let me know if this works and is OK. Love, Shirley
Count your blessings 1/28/13 It is at least -21 F at my home which must be in one of the coldest points in Anchorage. I refuse to leave the house. My younger sister has just reported that she has been diagnosed with stage III ovarian cancer, which brings back memories of Terry H. Our next big adventure is going to Haines in the dead of winter. I envy your exciting life more than you know. I hope all is well.
What you're missing...lol Loved hearing about your experiences there and will look up the sites you enclosed. Eight hours on a bus--you must have seen a lot of territory. So I expect it is very hot. We had -13 at 7am when I awoke. Looked at that and went back to bed for another 3 hours. We have been getting more attending our luncheon group and it seems like a core is developing. I'm enjoying everyone.
I've joined a gals' group called the Delightful Divas and we do charitable work as well as get together for pure fun. We play Bunco a couple times a month which is easy to learn, which is a plus, as new people can join in readily. Also, a group called the Tastebuds meets and eats, as well as an occasional movie. I still do some subbing at Chinook and recently filled in for library. Wish I had gotten that degree. I love books. Currently I'm reading Whose Names Are Unknown by Sanora Babb. It is an actual account of the dust storms and life during the Depression.
My niece Misti is coming on Feb.8 to live with me for a time. She was born in Alaska, then they moved to Boise, and now that her two boys are grown she is returning. Oh, and I got a new car, a Toyota Venza. I want to try camping in it this summer in Homer. I hope it works because I like to take off on drives and don't always have a hotel room. Also, I have a Cairn terrier puppy ordered for summer providing all goes well with the March breeding.
More next time
Connie
Exciting Adventures So glad Barb Phillips sent along your blog. What an exciting time for you.
Wishing you all the best and lots of adventures of a lifetime... Deb
Congrats on reaching Namibia So glad to hear you are enjoying your adventure. We continue to play bridge, but the last two times with only 5. Works out pretty well, actually. Will be going to Seattle end of Feb to take in their big garden show....will be nice to get out of town. Almost no snow this year..what a difference a year makes!
Salutations! Haven't used a blog before so I've been sending messages in a couple of places. Congrats on your placement in the Vision school! I am vicariously enjoying your adventure :). Had a wonderful Christmas vacation
It dawned on me last week that the little gourd-like fetish on a braided string that hangs in my study is something that you brought home as a gift from the last time you visited Africa, many years ago!
Spaceba again!
Bonne route!
Way to go Wendy! Sounds like your adventure is already going well! Enjoy and have fun! Looking forward to more tales as you have time! Take care!
Dorena
Thinking of You I hope you got my previous message. I am really enjoying your posts and thinking of you often. What an amazing experience -- I did look at the Namibia Department of Education website and can see how much they are focusing on the education of their children. And you get to be part of that! Take good care, and I'll keep checking to see how you are doing! Kathryn
Good for you! hi Wendy
Good for you for being so adventurous! I can't imagine how exhausting it must be - and exciting too! I look forward to reading more about your adventures as I live vicariously through you....!! ;-)
I am a retired teacher of Russian, Latin, and history. I have two children and a beautiful daughter-in-law and granddaughter.
I am about to embark on a year-long adventure teaching in Namibia.... full info
Jeanne
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Hi Wendy!!!
I have not looked at your blog since your very first posting, and it is so wonderful to know that you are doing well! I love reading about the details of your life there; it makes it 'real' for us back here shoveling snow. I'm so glad the students are so fun, eager to learn, and welcoming. Til next time!