Happy Halloween, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!!!

First of all, SORRY I haven't posted an entry since October. Every time I use the computer I tell myself to post an entry and the next thing I know its January. Ok, Where do I begin?

You would think living in a village without the usual western time killers like T.V., internet, the gym, etc. would cause days to drag on but that's not the case at all. One day, you're finding out your Dad and brother have purchased their plane tickets to come visit and the next day you're telling them to eat a cheese fry and bloomin' onion for you as they board the plane to return stateside.

I have been really busy in the village and on top of that I've had 4 trips to Dar and a trip to Morogoro for seminars, 45th anniversary of Peace Corps, Volunteer advisory counsel meetings, and a wonderful visit by my Dad and brother.

The dispensary is moving along slowly but surely. I think we will be making some big steps in next couple months and hopefully it will be complete by the end of the rainy season in May. In October and November we had an 8 week seminar series for HIV/AIDS awareness and education. We met twice a week and had a really good turn-out. The villagers were very interested and once they felt comfortable talking about HIV/AIDS they opened up and had great discussions and lots of questions.

Coming up in the next couple months the village wants to do a gardening project with village orphans and some classroom renovations. I'll let you know more as the projects start rolling.

I'm going to go ahead and guarantee I will not take as long to post my next entry as it took me to post this one. If I fail to keep this promise I will owe you all some kumbikumbi (fried termite queens)which are actually quite delicious.

Talk to you all soon!