Some recent photos

These are just a few nice photos that I took just before I went to the states. Thought they were pretty....

Nho Djunga

On Thursday, I got packages in the mail from my mother. It was 30 gift wrapped watches. The boys were THRILLED. They were so happy. I think I am a professional watch setter now! I was so happy to see them so happy. It's great. AND, the other great news is that the 1,000 cranes is finally hanging up. It looks so beautiful. I was so happy to see it up. Once my camera is working, I'll get a great photo of it for the blog! Anyway, I just wanted to share the exciting news about the boys with you!

I'm back in Cape Verde

Getting back and forth from Cape Verde is always a challenge. After about 20+ hours of waiting around in airports, I am back and hard at work. We opened several new classes and signed contracts with 2 new businesses this week, which means that we will have even more classes beginning. We also welcomed a new teacher, Josh! He flew in on Wednesday and is getting adjusted to his new life here.

Oh! Jackson is doing fine. He was slightly annoyed with me for leaving him over the holidays. My friend Ivan took good care of him. He was well fed and quickly got over his attitude. Now he won't leave my side for fear that I will leave again!!!

Let's see, other than that, I'm teaching 28 hours per week, which is absolute insanity. Nick is teaching even more than me, so our schedules are FULL. But, carnaval (Mardi Gras) is on the 5th of February, so we will have a short break.

I think that's about it.... Except, my memory card on my camera has gone out. Hopefully it's just a temporary thing. I'm giving it a couple of days to rest before trying again. My New Year's resolution is to be positive, so I'm positive this is just a little glitch!