Rain

Today I realized how much I miss rain. I haven't seen or felt a raindrop since November... and I'm not sure I have ever gone this long without rain. After all, I was born and raised in the Northwest and spent my early years playing in the beautiful downpours that the weather there offers. So many of my favorite memories from college are in the rain, running around and puddle jumping with friends :) Well, soon enough I will be back in the states and wishing the drizzles would stop and wishing for a sunny day.

About the previous post, I have no great photos of the lion although I saw it on two occasions-- once a bit too close for comfort, but it is a lion in the last photo... that photo shows how great at hiding in the grass these large cats are! If you want to see better photos check out Jacque or Bethany's blogs and for the story of our encounter with these deadly animals check out Jacque's post which details our amazing courage.. haha.

Jacque's Post = http://lifeafterharding.blogspot.com/2010/01/bed-time-story.html

Bethany's Post = http://bethanyintransit.wordpress.com/2010/01/01/penjari-safari/

After getting over a stomach bug at the beginning of the week, school officially began this last Tuesday for me and the kindergartners :) I also enjoyed a week of roommate birthdays and birthday cake!

Happy Birthday Jacque and Bethany!

Penjari Safari

Do you see who is hiding in the last photo?

Bonne Année

Happy New Year Everyone!

I had a beautiful holiday season here... filled with activities with each of the families here :) We even had opportunity to visit the orphanage here and share an evening of activities with the kids.

After Christmas the three of us teachers went on safari with the Emersons!

Being the only teacher without fear of motion sickness I sat in the back seat with Caden (you can tell Caden has been on Safari four times already with his look of indifference..)

Bethany and Jacque shared the middle seat with Corban.. (come on he's only 2, and it was a long drive). Bethany and Jacque however.. they know how to show their excitement for safari!

We were all on the roof of the car as soon as possible to get the best views of the animals... Of course after enjoying our ride we had very dirty visages due to it being the dusty season!

We were able to see such a variety of animals at Penjari Safari Park :)

This included assortments of deer and antelope, monkeys, hippos, elephants...

and can you tell who is hiding in the last photo?

due to a failed attempt at upload.. I will post the pictures of the animals in another post.