Lions and tigers and bears?

March 25

As I write this I am enjoying a grape tootsie roll pop. I had forgotten how good they are! If you are wondering where I found a tootsie pop, I’ll tell you. On the way home from a particularly frustrating morning in village, we stopped so that I could buy some bread for lunch. The vender next to the “bread lady” was the “candy man”. On his table lay a single tootsie pop, I’m pretty sure it was glowing with a bright light. I’ve never been so excited to see candy. Needless to say I bought it and am now enjoying it as I write this blog entry. This is a perfect example of things that I see that don’t quite fit. Another example would be when the other day I was at my neighbors house and their TV was on. Now keep in mind they have satellite TV of some sort. I was outside talking with some ladies and I heard a familiar song. So I popped my head around the corner to see if it was true. That couldn’t really be “The Simpson’s” that I’m hearing. But it was, only it was “The Simpson’s” in French. Never in my life did I ever imagine hearing Homer Simpson speak French. I keep telling myself, it’s not weird, it’s just different. I wonder what “different” I will see next?

On to more interesting things. I have had three girls come out to soccer practice, two Sundays in a row! That’s just enough to get a small game going, at least to get a few touchs on the ball. Man, am I rusty, but its still fun! Last Sunday after soccer, about dinner time, I heard a knock on my door. The three girls had found my house and brought me a present. A baby bird. I can’t say that I have ever been give a cadeax quite like that before. So, I got out my camara and we had fun taking pictures. Before I knew it the other neighborh kids were over, laughing and having a good time.

Safari Photos! They are pretty self explanitory. We had a wonderful time looking for the animals! Our tour guide was very nice, and he had a great sence of humor. So here you are...This one is a little hard to see, but there is a lion in the picture. If you look to the left middle you will see her!

And my favorite part! After 3 hot days looking for animals, we got go swimming in some nearby water falls!


Until next time, enjoy your wild [Africa].