For those of you playing along at home, the reading list is going as follows: Finished Atlas Shrugged about a month...and I only started back in fifth grade (and restarted back when I was living in California). I also have read Jane Hamilton´s Book of Ruth, decent, in Oprah´s book club if that means something to someone. Now I´m mostly through Garrison Keillor´s We are Still Married, enjoyable. I´m also listening to parts of the Ender´s Saga, it´s the 7 books by Orsen Scott Card. Finished Xenocide and have a few more hours left on Children of the Mind, which is really just the rest of Xenocide. So listening isn´t exactly reading but the ipod was lighter than any one book, and I put 6 on it, plus my music.
Okay, the phone is being finicky. So hopefully more will work out towards Feb. That said The holidays were interesting. I feel pretty certain that I wore out my welcome at my neighbors. Not with her son, but the Senora (Na in Guarani) is cranky and bitter and old and was unhappy with me staying there and eating at her house from the start. That said I managed to make it through the holidays and then she said I should start sleeping in my house (50 meters away), which I only wasn´t doing because of Peace Corps regs. But she said she had family coming, they didn´t. Doesn´t matter though I sleep heaps better in my own space, without chickens and dogs and cats walking around or the radio on till midnight or people banging around in the middle of the night. Of course this week I had a rat in the house, and then one night I saw a cat sitting outside and haven´t heard the rat since then or seen the cat back at my house. So all´s well that ends...well, now I am working with a different brother, but still hoeing cotton. That said, my blisters have healed and I now have awesome calluses, I know a hard half day of work (we don´t do much in the afternoon, too bloody hot. Have had no world news or otherwise for a few weeks, so if somebody knows something that I should, please share.
I wanted to write more, but I need to go buy groceries.
Jajohechata (See ya later),
Michael
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hi there! this is rochelle's friend, tara.
glad to see you are doing well over and down there!
you have a black bucket? i have a green one!
where do you get your books for your ipod? did you download them in the states? im cant access itunes store here in sudan.
as far as news....
benizar bhutto was shot and killed and kenya may break out into a civil war due to corrupt elections and protests and murderings occuring ever since....
i think those are the two biggies in my mind....
oh christina aguillera had her baby and so did nicole richie.
:)
Hi Michael,
Auntie Karen here. Okay, so it takes me a while to get this techno stuff like blogging down (what's 2 or 3 years among family and friends) Wait, I will have skype by the time you return. Certainly sounds different if not exciting down there. Guess your learning Spanish wasn't such a help since it seems guarna ?sp? is totally different. Will this make you tri lingual. I am sure it will help when you apply for a job. I heard your phone is kind of finicky and you could not connect the other day, and we complain up here when we lose a call, I can't imagine.
Not too much going on here. Benj had a paintball birthday party that was fun. Tim went and I think he enjoyed it, although he did stay pretty clean, something about 13 year olds being just the right size to seek cover behind. Corey is on the annual Weber Civil Rights trip where they retrace the original journey. Then it is back to SAT prep..., Jared is holding a 4.0 for his 2nd year and is on the Presidential Scholar list. Gig, Josh, Rochelle and Tim are all settling in as members of the landed gentry (at least I hope) and Aunt San still has Aunt San hair, and I am as always me. Be well, be careful and read some DC or Marvel comic books instead of that respectable stuff. If you need anything just let me know. Send it by coffee bean or carrier pigeon or something. XOXOXO, Aunt Karen
Michael!
Glad to hear you aren't with the cranky bitter old woman anymore, your own house sounds way better :)
Glad to hear your rat free and now cat free too since you aren't such a fan.
News that I know that you need to know....
I miss my dear roomie terribly and am so planning a trip with Tony to Paraguay!
Hockey game on Friday with Richard :)
Full house at the center with the addition of our ridleys and greens flown down from Boston.
Lastly, starting second semester of vet tech school next month :)
Dude! Keep a man in the loop! I lost everyone's phone #s there, and I don't have yours. Its btcaldwell@gmail.com.
Cheers,
Ben
Cousin Michael,
(Danny's Words Verbatim) I love you. Stinky feet. (Which means -- Stinky Feet?). Kiss me too. Hugsday. I love your trip. Gato is cat. I miss you. Come home soon. Will you build a rocket ship and bring it home.
Love, Danny
Mike,
Good to hear that you are enjoying Paraguay so much. Heard you especially liked the Botfly???
Last week we celebrated your mom's and Aunt Brenda's birthdays. Fun time at Long Horns.
I've got the next Thomas Covenant book waiting for you. Let me know if you want me to send it with your mom this summer.
Uncle Bob.
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