T-Day 2009

Happy Danks-giving everyone! (And happy birthday to Jennifer!) Please enjoy a couple of new blog posts (two from today, one from last week) as well as a handful of new pictures on my Flickr site (the link is in the left sidebar) from our school's merit awards last weekend.

SMS from Tracey: So, dare I ask? What are you Nam-thankful for?

• My freakin' awesome host family. Life with them is hardly ever boring, and when it is, it's okay, because frankly I need the downtime to recuperate.
• The Dirty 30.
• Nescafe, which makes it possible for me to actually start work at 7 AM five mornings a week.
• Afternoon naps, which make it possible for me to actually stay awake until 9:30 PM.
• Fantastic care packages from home!
• Lorenzo's Wife.
• Exams, which provide me with a much needed break from Grade 5 (and they from me, I suspect). I have a much better attitude about some of those kids when I don't have to see them for 3 hours every day...
• The prevalence of carbohydrates in the Namibian diet. Mmm, roosterbrood...
• Electricity, indoor plumbing, and hot water.