we are moving out of the hotel today into a huge house, so that the team can be together, and that we can save money. this is great.. but the flip side.. we wont have access to the internet at home. I will possibly have access at HDI headquarters and at internet cafes. Expect 2 days or 3 days to get responses to emails and for me to post to this blog.
random thoughts:
-showers with out shower curtains are wet everywhere.
-apple juice in rwanda taste better then in the states
-i like wearing white socks, these colored socks that are quick dry makes me feel weird
-i miss tofu
-i have been eating toast and fruit in the morning with coffee, for lunch/dinner rice and beans with veggies and fried bananas, and chips (fries).
-i feel at times i am in taranto italy and belize all at the same time
-people look at me with weird inquisitive faces, but once i smile at them, they smile back and give me a thumbs up.
-one of the kids yesterday that i took a picture of didn't like his skin color. he told me he was ugly and that he wasn't suppose to be this dark, but it was a cream that he put on his skin at an early age that made him this dark. He doesn't like it. I looked him straight in the eye and told him how handsome he was. I touched his face gently and told him he had beautiful skin. he wanted me to delete his picture that i have of him that is just of him. I told him it was my favorite picture and i would if he wanted me to, but that i loved it. he told me okay that i could keep it. i can't get him out of my mind/heart.
-it is hot here, but not too hot. it is like 75 and tropical but not gross. it rained twice yesterday. i was stuck in the rain storm. once we went into a barber shop for cover, and the other time we went into a church. both times i met really nice people. i took pictures of all of them.
-i smell like bug spray. i wish i smelled like me.
-i am happy. i love traveling. i love meeting new people.
-i feel really grateful for this opportunity.
-i am hungry.. i am going to eat breakfast now.
Love you,
Lizzie
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
random stuff
Posted by Elizabeth on 10:46 PM
7 comments:
awww that makes me so sad for that little boy, i'm happy he let you keep his picture. so where is the house you all are staying in? is it close to coffee, food, apple juice?! i cannot wait to see some pics, i have a feeling they're amazing! love you XOXOXOXO
Your post brought tears to my eyes. Take care of yourself....the world needs you!
Love,
Pam
what an amazing journey you are on!!! to me, this is how international help should be and what it should be about. True help comes from the heart and without personal agenda. The "gain" is all in the experience and how that experience changes you. i would love for myself and my daughter to get involved with this when you return! I have been looking for something of this nature for her for a long time now. And everything I seem to find is very western religious based.
you are a true inspiration and i cannot wait to read more of your amazing journey!!!
*BIG HUGS*
-Sara
I'm sure that boy can't get you out of his mind/heart either. What a wonderful gift for the both of you.
Also, on a not so tender and sentimental note...
Damn, girl! You gonna get so skinny living off toast, fruit and nuts. We'll have to fatten you up real fast as soon as you get back into the states! Want me to ship you some deep fried tofu?? hehehe
Love you Maitri!
With spirit lifted up,
Amanda Michele
EMS... CALL ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ok so now onto the important stuff...
At the risk of sounding like Jeff Lewis (from Bravo's Flipping Out) Enough with the sappy stuff!! Really I'm just curious what you are seeing, what the sidewalk you walk down is like, how much in US$ it costs for you to get breakfast, what does the air smell like, how is the water pressure and does it taste/smell/feel different? Help me understand what it is that you've been experiencing, and please keep the feelings to a minimum, I just want the facts!
And of course more questions, are you able to do laundry, are there taxi's and if so what are the prices like? Have you gone anywhere alone, and again if so, what sort of things and how far are you straying by yourself?
Remember how I told you I get "that" feeling sometimes and how I've been right in the most crazy ways... well I have that feeling about this whole house situation and knowing you, enough said, I get it.
Ok, really this time, I love you and need you to call me now! XOXOXOXO
Einstein didn't wear socks :)
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