Saturday, June 20, 2009

My home away from home...

So this is probably going to be a short blog but I thought I'd update! I got to my home stay a few days ago and my family is wonderful! They don't speak very much english...so that keeps things interesting and they really want me to learn Twi but I had to explain to them that I'm learning Dagaare (my site placement is in the Upper West Region). My host mom is so cute, her name is Ya Atah and my fathers name is Daniel (what a coincidence huh?). Daniel weaves Kente cloth which is amazing and he gave me some as a present!! It's beautiful. They always feed me tons of food and my Grandmother is always upset that I can't eat all of it. I pounded Fu Fu which is very very hard and my host mom is so strong. They laughed at me and I had to explain to them that it's my first time! It's a good work out though!

Training has been a little unorganized (I expected this though). I have to leave around 6:30 in the morning and usually stop and great about 10 people before I make it to the station. One of my neighbors always asks me to marry him every morning and I tell him "not today, but maybe tomorrow". It's pretty funny. A taxi driver today pulled over with a car full of people and asked me to give him my number so that he could teach me Twi. I asked him if he knew Dagaare because that is what I have to learn and he said no so I said I could not give him my number.

The people here are wonderful and very loving. Training has been busy busy busy but I'm trying to stay organized. Thank you for all the wonderful comments!! You guys are all great! Mitch and Jamie, let me know whats going on with your house!! And I want to know who the new supervisor is?!! Miss you all!!

Elyse

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  3. Yeah Elyse!!!! No supervisor yet.

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  4. Elyse, your friend Maria has 12 pictures on her journal and you are in 3 or 4. Real cute and we were so excited to see you. Love you lots.

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  5. Hey Elysie-Pie,
    We miss you very much, but you should be able to call us - it only uses our mins & during the weekends when you call us it's totally FREE! Hope to hear from you tomorrow for Father's Day! Having fun at the Fish Fry! Love you lots!
    Beanie

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  6. Sounds like you are super busy! Say Hi to your host family from us! Don't steal our daughter. We are enjoying the fish fry, wall-eye, deep fat fry. Plenty of salads, chocolate covered strawberries and Steve even brought out a roast pork loin. Chloe is in 7th heaven with all this food and totally in love with your other Dad, Dan. Love, Mom

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  7. Oh, my Niece Elyse, I miss you so. (If I could be pinching your checks right now I would.) Sounds like you are enjoying your adventures. I know you will have lots to tell stories about. We are getting nothing but rain here, and the dunes are calling my name. When it does shine here, you know where I'll be. Kayla is in Vegas trying to sing to a recording contract. Jessalyn is visiting Grandma and Grandpa. Scott is napping. Brandon is wanting to be duning. Josh is, well, watching TV. My chickens are laying blue colored eggs. Do they have chickens there? Okay - that brings you up to date on Idahoans. Miss you and love you!

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  8. Hi Elyse!!!!! Things are going well here!!! as for the house, we had to take out the pond because Burton thought he could swim in it whenever he wanted too!!! Roxy and Burton love the back yard and I am pretty sure Burton has dropped a few pounds since we moved in!! spy finally came out of the shower stall after hiding in it for the first week!!!! Things are slowly getting put away and we are settling in just fine!! we miss you tons and hope that you are doing well!!! can't wait to hear the next news from you!! lots of love!!! Jamie

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