village mud...

Hey guys!

Thanks, Kristi!! You see, Kristi's my secratary. She does my updates when I'm out. Ha ha.. joke! Kristi is most definitly not my secratary but hao peng you ( good friend). Thanks agian, hao peng you! :o)

The village was fun. We came back early because of bad roads, but we still had accomplishments while we were there. It was very tiring. We had to turn around many times because of bad roads. We actally did some real hiking into the village this time. It would have been fun but I was carrying two big things of water, and a sack with a big melon, a big sack of apples, and other things in it. One of my favorite things about this trip was that I could understand what they were saying. In the villages where I'm used to going, they speak their own minority language, but there they spoke the language that they speak in the town I live in. I have learned to understand it and speak some, so that was really nice being able to really understand them. I'm just going to post a lot of pictures this time instead of writing a lot, so enjoy! Oh! I do want to say this. I didn't have any panic problems this time so I'm VERY thankful for that!!

We had a flat tire, the first place we went. It was funny because it was only a small rock that made it flat. Thankfully, there was a nice dude that was willing to help us fix it. These are some pictures of the kids at the school. There were a bunch crowded around us but when I took out my camera, they ran away. :o)

This is our househelper's son. He's so cute!

This little boy was a stinker!! but SOOO cute :o)

muddy roads but BEAUTIFUL scenery!!! Stopped because a wreck up front? Stopped becuse of traffic? Stopped because they're working on the road? No. Water Buffalo loading is taking place. Queen of the world. :O)

This little baby was too cute! She wasn't too willing to let me hold her at first. I offered her a cracker and she jumped into my arms. She ate three fourths of the package. About every three crackers, she'd ask for a drink of water. I noticed something really cool. Every time she got a cracker she would break it all up and give me half of it. I never accepted it because her hands were so filthy, but every time, without fail, she would offer me some. She doesn't just eat stuff like that every day. That was a SPECIAL treat, and yet she still wanted to share.

This is me and "old lady." That's what they say here and it's not offensive at all. It's what you're supposed to say. :o) I thought she looked so authentic. Our helper took the pic so she didn't get everything in the picture, but oh well. At least I got something. I'm not sure what she thought of us. :o)

This is the house we slept at. We were going to sleep on bamboo slats at a village house, but, thankfully we didn't. We got to stay at this place. It was MUCH nicer.

This is me and our helper. As you can see, we're very tired. :)

Well, That's all for now. Hope you guys are all doing awesome. As kristi says I always say, leave comments. :o)

Blessings,

Holli