Picked up Maura and Michelle from the airport last night... Michelle had a bag of goods from South Africa that made the trip worthwhile (Bombay Sapphire Gin).. Maura looked great and back to normal... We are grateful for all the help we received throughout this whole process.
Got home about 5 30 last night, just as they sun went down..
The photo above was taken just outside the city.. We were headed to a little village area called "Kumbali Village" .. it's a great place to visit and stay just outside the city... Madonna stays there, but I'm really not sure where she would stay , as it is just like a village.. It's gorgeous and out of the way and totally immersed in the bush.. Jude told us he stayed up til 2 looking at the stars and the moon, listening to hyenas laugh and watching some of the kids in his group of friends try to burn a snake with a lighter and mosquito repellent.. good times.. We picked him up at 4, sunburnt to a crisp and in need of a shower... and he feel asleep in about 10 minutes..
We planned to watch a Christmas movie last night, but everyone fell asleep by 8pm (including myself).. we'll have to pick it up this evening..
One side note.... Michelle and I were rehashing the whole experience of Maura's illness, etc.. one of the highlights that was kind of mentioned was the car breaking down on the way to the airport... Michelle apparently rolled into the police station near the airport, hitched a ride to the airport... while there and rushing through the immigration, a local policeman ran up to her just to make sure that her husband had an extra set of keys in order to pick up the car. He ran all the way from the station just to check this small piece of information... I guess two things come to my mind when writing this...
1) I can't stress how nice people are here... and one of the great things about living in a place like this, is we get to witness it firsthand.. They are so caring and considerate and don't do it for money.. they genuinely care.. from people giving michelle and Maura a ride to the airport, to the cop running to the airport to make sure I had a set of extra keys..
2) if the guy is a cop, why didn't he drive to the airport?? Cops here don't necessarily have cars.. case in point... we were driving yesterday to pick up Maura and Michelle from the airport and we noticed two cops get into the back of a pickup truck to catch a ride into town..
Today brings a major event... I am going to go check out some local boxing matches here in town with a friend of mine.. Can't wait!!. should be an extremely great cultural experience..
Ok, we have one week of school left before we get a whole month off for the christmas holiday.. One of the many perks of going to school in Africa.. Many of the teachers will head back to the US or South Africa for the break.... we will stay here and host family.. really looking forward to it...
All for now.. kids are up early tending to our new bunnies we just received from our friends.. Kam built a pen for them to hang out in and I think they are driving the dog crazy..
Thanks again for all the well wishes, etc regarding Maura.. as stated last post, we learned alot from this experience.... and will be better prepared in case of an extreme emergency.
Hope all is well back home...
