Another picture from Amandas birthday So, last week, we passed our 11 month mark! Crazy huh?!? And what’s even crazier is that the new kids are coming in like 2 weeks!!
I really have nothing to report this week, so I’ll share a story and my present.
I eat breakfast at Fatimata’s every day (except the weekends). I’m a regular. She’s really sweet, and speaks Bambara, but if I look really confused (and I often do), she explains it to me in French. Today I sat down beside a 7 year old or so (I thought I was bad at guess ages in Ameriki…I’m even worse in Mali!), and she had a baby doll strapped to her back. Or so I thought. I took another look and it was a brand spanking new baby! Couldn’t have been more than a month old. I am often concerned about the lack of support of newborns necks here.
My friend, Julia, came to my work today. (She works at the hospital and wanted an American name, so I tried to use most of her letters and came up with Julia). She got back from China, and brought me back a bracelet. It was so sweet! The only problem is she is really thin. I’m not. She forced the bracelet on me…I don’t think it’s coming off until either I lose some weight, or I gain more weight and have to go to the hospital and get it removed.
The 4th of July is next week! Last year, I sat by the lake with my family and ate my heart out! (bbq ribs, potato salad…that’s all that I can remember). I still don’t know what I am doing this year. I’ll probably go where the big group is going. Afterwards, I am going to Bamako for my midservice medical exam. I’m a little nervous about going to the dentist because we are not in Ameriki anymore! But, I am excited about free internet and pizza!
I really have nothing to report this week, so I’ll share a story and my present.
I eat breakfast at Fatimata’s every day (except the weekends). I’m a regular. She’s really sweet, and speaks Bambara, but if I look really confused (and I often do), she explains it to me in French. Today I sat down beside a 7 year old or so (I thought I was bad at guess ages in Ameriki…I’m even worse in Mali!), and she had a baby doll strapped to her back. Or so I thought. I took another look and it was a brand spanking new baby! Couldn’t have been more than a month old. I am often concerned about the lack of support of newborns necks here.
My friend, Julia, came to my work today. (She works at the hospital and wanted an American name, so I tried to use most of her letters and came up with Julia). She got back from China, and brought me back a bracelet. It was so sweet! The only problem is she is really thin. I’m not. She forced the bracelet on me…I don’t think it’s coming off until either I lose some weight, or I gain more weight and have to go to the hospital and get it removed.
The 4th of July is next week! Last year, I sat by the lake with my family and ate my heart out! (bbq ribs, potato salad…that’s all that I can remember). I still don’t know what I am doing this year. I’ll probably go where the big group is going. Afterwards, I am going to Bamako for my midservice medical exam. I’m a little nervous about going to the dentist because we are not in Ameriki anymore! But, I am excited about free internet and pizza!
Morning hair
2 comments:
Love the hairdo pics--you could be twins!
Congrats on the 11month mark! I promise you won't believe how fast the time flies!
love,
a.m.
american mom
Happy 4th! (a few days early). The dentist is never much fun, but good luck! I can't believe you're half way through your time!
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