West and wewaxation

This little cutie pie is our little host sister, Afia. She's three and she rules the house. I thought it'd be a nice way to start the post by putting the picture of her fo han manu, feeding the chickens.

We are on our first break from site here in Dili. We've done a little shopping - Nutella is gold here - and some movie watching and lots of computer stuff while we can. We bought some film to take pictures in Same. Among other things we'll take a Before picture of Kuku, the little dog we'll actually pick up this afternoon. We're going to visit our training host family this afternoon, bathe Kuku with the Johnson's No Tears Baby Shampoo so it doesn't hurt her eyes and then in the morning catch the anguna to Same with Kuku in a newspaper-lined laundry basket.

We actually thought of the poop-factor - the reason for the newspaper in the basket - only after the puppy of the driver of the car we came in on pooped all over the little box he was in. Thank God for that poop.

We've met up with a few other volunteers here in Dili and it's been nice catching up and telling stories. Speaking of meeting people, we've met some other interesting malae in Same who will hopefully become friends. When we get back to site our family is actually taking us on a picnic to the south beach, so we'll see that for the first time.

It's all exciting, planning trips to visit other volunteers around the island and seeing new things, trying to figure out the ins ands outs of Timor and how to find little things to make life for comfortable. While it is no easy thing, believe me, it is worth it.

Here's the most recent picture of the two of us, taken in the last week of training. I'm hoping to post a newer one soon.