Packing and Eating

Six days until takeoff! Time is now flying by. I haven't packed yet, but I have a lot of PILES of things to take with me. I'm so amazed at the generosity of the people who know I'm going. Everyone is thinking of what they can do to help out, so it's not just my mission, it's "our mission". I've gotten money to take with me to "help" someone over there. It will go so far and be such a blessing. I'll be sure to tell you what I've done with the money while I'm there. A friend is giving me a box of old racquetballs to take and give to the kids. I think I'll share them with the students at my school so they can have something to do when school is out. The students are boarded there, so once school is out in the afternoon they don't have much to do. I'm also taking quilts, pens, bubbles, bracelets, and a really nice picture. I'm having a nice big bowl of ice cream right now. That's the one thing I will miss while I'm over there for 16 days. I remember in 2005 we literally ran in the airport in Amsterdam to the Hagen Das booth. Milk will also be something I will miss. They serve milk sometimes, but I was never sure if it was cow's milk or goat's milk so I didn't drink it. I will most likely have "tea" every day around 11:00. We all stop what we are doing for "tea". I may even be brave this time and try the banana stew (they put banana's in everything). I'm going to savor every bite for the next 6 days because my taste buds are going to be in for quite the shock. Maybe I'll like "goat" this time around?!?

The picture is of a market that sells meat. Anyone want me to bring you back some?