Monday, January 25, 2010

salima swinging


did it work?

there are such intense highs and lows here. every day someone is sick and going to the hospital. last week the niece of one of the teachers died and our neighbor's young daughter died, simon's son was sick and went to the hospital at 2am and the boy who lives in my house was sick and went to the hospital three times in one night. so there is all that. there are families who can't send their kids to school because they need them to help look for food during the day. there is that.
then there is salima swinging from a coconut tree and the village soccer match (we won 5-0) which leaves everyone hooting and hollering and hugging.
i don't know. everything is about surviving but i guess all the happiness or whatever is part of it too. more later
lots of love

the crowd at the soccer match

4 comments:

  1. Hi Amber,
    The video worked great. She does sound happy. You must be getting a pretty different perspective on life. Jordan wants to know if the soccer team has a name and how old are the kids? Do you need anything that I can help with?
    I love you,
    Love, Mom

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  2. Dear Ambi,

    thank you so much for sharing. I send you lots of hugs.

    Love love,
    Laura

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  4. Amber!
    I don't know if i am allowed to say this as a guy, but those dresses (and people in them) are friggin beautiful. I don't feel like there is enough purple around here. The world is so grey! we have hardly any snow, lots of bare, salty, frozen mud! Its an entirely different world down there and over. Well love you and can't wait to see you!

    Ty

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