Another Month Gone By

I am just returning from Eastern Province. I went out there with Mindy and Brian from Luapula Province to meet some of the eastern PCVs and see the N'cwala Festival. The festival celebrates the harvest season and is a tradition for the Ngoni tribe in Zambia which migrated up from Zimbabwe. The first two days were great and the last day was just really busy and as muzungus (white people) we just stood out too much and it was a bit too much dealing with all of the attention. But I'm glad I was able to have some great street food and witness the cool fur costumes and dancing.

I just wanted to let everyone know that there are a few new pictures in the Kundlila Falls album of my Picasa Web Albums which can be reached from the links on the slide shows on the right of the page. I might modify the captions and such later when I can get high speed internet again.

Also I have cell phone internet now which is mainly good for checking email and quick replies. I got some great Christmas cards/letters/ and gifts. Thanks so much.

I can't wait to read Twighlight! And Julie your letters make everyone at the house jealous, but they are happy that I share your witty gossip updates. Sam thanks for the awesome drawing. I am going to try to make some postcards at site and send them out soon.

I am returning to site tomorrow. I hope that work is going to pick up at site. I also got some great seeds in Mkushi yesterday! As if I don't have enough in my garden already. I'm going to plant onions, leeks, and watermelons. We are having a going away party on the 14th for the COSing volunteers and hopefully celebrate my birthday a bit. Then for Easter in April we get 4 vacation days so some of us are gonna head to Malawi and lounge on the sands and check out the scenery at Cape McClear on Lake Malawi.

I miss you all so much esp. after looking through all the pictures you've sent me. I wish you all the best. Spring is coming! And the rains here are becoming less (which is very welcomed).

Feel free to drop me an email since I have phone-net now and that is the easiest thing for me to access.

Love, Josh