Guess I should have checked my Google mail before working on this mornings' post ;) Becca sent me an update to post for her as there were some technical difficulties with the internet connection:
Happy New Years everyone. We rang in the new year at one of the AIDS Corp docs house with come people from clinic and other locals. There was fireworks (in the distance), poppers, sparklers, noisemakers and music. It was a good time. Yesterday we climbed Kayge hill (I'm spelling that really wrong). Tim, our Ugandan taxi driver/mountain goat decided to climb with us and led us straight up the side of the mountain sans path through prickly plants and over rocks. He claimed it was a short cut but he had also never climbed the mountain before. The view from the top was amazing and we'll have to climb it again when the guys get here. I discovered all the spots I missed with the sunscreen and am now speckled with red and white skin. After the climb Tim invited us to a brii (Botswanan BBQ) and said he would pick us up in 20 minutes. This is when we learned 20 minutes equal 4 and a half hours in Botswana. The brii was interesting. We learned about Tim's life as a child soildier in Uganada and how some of his family was left behind when he moved here. We played a Botswanan version of Sorry (I won) and ate some unidentified grilled meat and chicken which was good. It was a strange experience but good overall. This morning we awoke to the sounds of the gardener sweeping the yard. I'm not sure what he's doing but it's been going on for a number of hours. We trecked down to the riverwalk mall in search of a cell phone, internet and travel company. Everything is opened except for the cell phone place and the travel company. Hopefully we'll get that fixed tomorrow. Hope you all are well. As of tomorrow we will have some sort of reliable means of communication (hopefully)
-Becca
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Becca, I looked up Brii in my Botswana dictionary and it translates to "bannana rat". It is a claimed favorite as well as a means to rid the cities of unwanted pests. Maybe you could bring some Brii jerky to Scott and Portia's husband. Your sun tan problem does not surprise me. You need Scott there to apply the lotion in liberal amounts. Be careful, wild Brii are attracted to coconut based tanning lotion. Now for the sad news. The Huskers lost. Out played Auburn but made two errors that resulted in Auburn's only touchdowns. Poor coaching on the part of the Huskers. It is very cold in Nebraska with about 14 inches of snow on the ground. First white Christmas/New Years in many years. My snow blower blew up so I made Rachel and mom do all the heavy snow removal.:-) So far you have broken my rule of not wandering off into the Jungle. At least if you are going to wander, pick up some diamonds and mail home. We love and miss you. Take care and be safe. Portia, make sure she minds me. Dad
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