Sunday, December 28, 2008

Jump Start

So...I think part of the reason that I have had trouble posting on here is because I've wanted to write blogs about a lot of the things that I've experienced and done over the past two months or so that I've been absent. I've decided that is a silly plan, and isn't going to work because there is too much that has happened, and I'm much too verbose in my writing to effectively write about all of the things that have gone on over the past month. So instead, I'm going to try to jump start my blog writing by posting a bullet point list of things that I've experienced/done/saw over the past two months. Here goes nothing. Hopefully, posting will resume a once-to-twice a week basis from this date on. The following are the titles of my blogs had I written them.

*11/21/08-Invigilation
*11/23/08-Roofing Grass and Manure
*11/25/08-Community Breather
*11/26/08-Finished Shelf
*11/28/08-Thanksgiving!
*11/28/08-MIRACLE On Break
*11/29/08-Madame Longwe: a wonderful woman
*11/30/08-Sofas!
*12/2/08-Carpentry and Joinery
*12/5/08-The Shack
*12/7/08-"Redecorating"
*12/8/08-One Year as an Ember
*12/9/08-Hopes and Expectations Unmet
*12/13/08-A Slimy Pit of Mud and Mire
*12/17/08-Screen doors, not quite yet
*12/19/08-Kayie: Chitimba's little greeter
*12/20/08-"COME PLAY!!!"
*12/21/08-"Wash the dishes, dry the dishes, have a cup of tea!"
*12/22/08-A weekend away at the Beach
*12/23/08-Homesick; to the fullest extent
*12/24/08-At home with the fam, via Skype
*12/24/08-A 5 hour Christmas Eve Mass, in Tumbuka! Yikes!
*12/26/08-Christmas Joy
*12/27/08-Spirit Finally Dreaming Again

Monday, December 15, 2008

Long Time Gone!!!

Hey Everyone! That is, if anyone is still checking this thing!

Sorry I've been gone for so long! Things picked up a bit as Chaminade and MIRACLE came to a close, so I didn't have as much time to type up blogs. Then, our internet antennae was struck by lightning and our router got fried. It took at least a week or two to get the net back up and running, and now our connection is slower than ever; maybe this is finally a little bit more like what people think of when you tell them you're moving to a little town in the middle of Africa.

Anyways, I hope to start producing blogs again and staying in touch with all of you. It's strange, but writing the blogs makes me feel a bit more connected with everyone back home, even when I don't know who is reading it or if anyone is reading it. I'll try to write a summary blog of the past month or so to catch you all up. As most of you know, I struggle with concision, but I really will try to keep this month summary short. Check back here in a few days to see how well I did with it.

Love you and miss you,
Andy