More Photos and Extracts from a Letter

Following on from the previous posting, more of that batch of photographs. The third is after we came home after travelling a lot in December to find the place covered in weeds that had sprouted dramatically due to the heavy rains. It's like a jungle now, so there is lots of work to be done.

























The fourth is just me with a few stunned children taken about a month ago, (have you noticed I'm losing weight).








And finally I have added a picture of me with 4A, my G/S (general studies, things like science and humanities) class, taken at the end of the year.

(in a letter to Matt's father - dated October 24th

but not received until January 12th)

I feel great pride in telling you I was right about what this

experience is doing for me. My perception and understanding

of the opportunity to come here were probably the only parts

of me functioning properly before I got on that plane.

A good thing too, as, without those, I would still

be plugged into the media and growing more and

more restless...........There have not been the intense

dramatics I thought might happen. Instead I arrived

with almost uncontrollable excitement

which has been steadily replaced by utter contentment

to go with my improving physicality, my new friends

and total glee or just being here.........News from your end

does seem a little strange, but, to be honest, home

does not seem all that far away. I think this is

because of the context in looking at this year in relation

to my life.....I see that a year is really a very short

time and I intend to live it properly. So I can't

imagine being homesick, because I know all those things

at home are there waiting for me when I return.

But my priority is here!