I don't miss the rains in Africa

hey all!

sorry, it has been a while since i last wrote again! Its been a hectic week. Right now it is pouring rain outside- booooooo. We're kinda transitioning from summer to fall over here, so the weather is going to be going downhill permanently soon here. Since I last wrote we had time with all three schools from hfb together, and went on the retreat this past weekend. CHID (and thus UW) as a program might be pulling out of participation with hands for a bridge in the future. I dont really feel like explaining everythign, but basically our role is not being acknowledged, nor are we treated as adults with a stake in the program. It was overall a really really frustraiting week that made me wish I had chosen a different project to work on this time around.

Yesterday I managed to get this 24 hour flu that is flying around our house, so I did not do much of anything. Today is a day off for all of us working with hfb, until around 7 tonight when we are all going to see a play called "Woza Albert". It is a two man protest play that was written during apartheid and hypothesizes what would happen if jesus came and saw what was going on during that era. We shall see if i enjoy it.....

The final community celebration with HFB is on thursday, which also happens to be one of the birthdays of one of the girls in our house. So i think we are community celebrating, and then all going out together. yay! This upcoming weekend should be fun, too. Not only will the Roosevelt students/teachers be out of town, but it is also the second weekend of pride here. Some of us are going to go to the pride parade and celebration on Saturday, and then we are going canyoning on sunday. (repelling down waterfalls, etc. -i'm a lil nervous!)

Anyway, I'll try and keep this thing updated more often this week!!! Hope you all are doing well!

p.s. i know i already wished all 3 of you this, but happy birthday dusty (21st), oma (22nd) and lani (25th)!!!!!