put lotion on your flu, son

in the pics: three pics of me me me..i'm still alive and kicking, and having a pretty good time too.

3/5
I never thought I’d put lotion on my hands in Samoa (because it’s soooooo humid) but here I am—after my shower—lotion on hands and feet.

“oh but you’re on a budget” my friend kat says. Well, if there’s one thing the samoans have instilled in me, it’s the recognition that it’s sometimes nice to not worry about the budget.


2/28
Oh…I don’t like having “fancy” journals because then I feel I have to write fancy thoughts and fancy words in them. I have no fancy words, just what’s happening. Here’s what’s happening: more swimming in the ocean, my village has started an exercise program mon, wed, and Friday in the afternoon for about 45 minutes. I’ve been the teacher twice. It’s been a while since I’ve done any kind of aerobics. It’s good to see people especially the older people shaking what they got.

Last night we had a dance, or a fundraiser for the new church my village is starting. I think we raised about a $1000 tala. I got to shake my booty so that was fun.

Now it’s saturday morning, I think I’m finally getting over my flu, my friend kat is visiting my samoan family, and it’s going to be a bright, hot, sunny day.


2/23
Today is monday—I have 3 classes with students and one class with teachers. Things never cease to amaze me—usually no teachers come for computer class if the principal is not there—but today there were 7 teachers!