I LOVE this place!!!!
Trip Start
Mar 03, 2007
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Trip End
May 04, 2007
Bungoma/Kabula,
Kenya
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Sorry I have not been able to write lately, but I have been very busy. This past Saturday I went to the Kukamega Rainforest with the other IU students. We had so much fun. I didn't see too many animals, but the scenary was amazing. This coming weekend we are just going to relax and go hiking near our village. Then, the following weekend, we are going water rafting on the Nile River. I am so nervous! THEN, the following week, we are going to the Coast (Indian Ocean) for a few days. It is supposed to be beautiful there. We are also going to Lake Victoria to boat and to visit a cave with ancient drawings.
We found a local "pub" that has become my second home. The staff there knows our drink orders as soon as we walk in :-) We will be going to the pub every Friday evening. I had a few African skirts made on Friday, so I should be getting those soon. I will take pictures. Speaking of pictures, I found a new Cyber Cafe where I can download pictures, but I left my camera at home. I PROMISE I will post pictures by the end of this weeek.
I am very excited about having roomates. I have three of them; Claire, April, and Jordan. We call our hut " Cool Club Kabula." We have so much fun!!!! We keep one another sane.
I don't have much time to write today because I have to go to the grocery store, so I can only tell one funny story. So here it goes....... Today while I was teaching creative arts, I saw something fall from the classroom ceiling. I went to see what it was, and it was an enourmous rat. I started screaming and all of the kids ran outside screaming and crying, including me. The funniest part was that my supervising teacher, who is a big lady, was so scared she was pushing the students out of her way so she could run through the door too. I have never laughed so hard. The other teachers ran outside to see what was going on. Finally, one of the male teachers chased the rat out of the room .
I will try to write more tomorrow. If anyone would like me to send a letter from Africa, send me your address. I have already sent out a stack of letters today, so they should be arriving next week (7 days). IF you want to send me a letter, my address is:
Jacquie Falzarano
P.O. Box 459
Bungoma, Kenya 50200
East Africa
Mom, will you please send me a bag of Tostito scoops, two jars of salsa and a jar of the con queso cheese dip? Pretty please????? Wrap the jars in newspaper and then squeeze them into a small box. Thank you! That can be my Easter present, since I won't get an Easter basket this year or a birthday party :-(
Grandpa, thank you for changing my return ticket three times :-) Sorry about the hassle!
And to all my family and friends, I love you and miss you so much!
Love ya bunches,
Jacquie
Comments
cool club kubala
i hope you get my letter i sent out. i did not have the zip code to add with the address! i sent it out last week sometime so let me know if and when you get it...next week or next month, we will see! i need someone to go clubbin with so hurry up and return....i am ready to start celebrating my bday!!!!!i celebrate the whole month!!!! talk 2 u soon. lol maryann
The Hills
jacquie, i miss you so much. i am so jealous of all of your experiences, umm except for the rat thing. so i thought i would update you on the hills. so, lc is friends with heidi again and she is finally going to split from spencer. lc and jenn are not friends becuase she hooked up with brody. nothing really going on here, just ready to be done with teaching. i mean seriously. oh yeah, i got asked out by a 20 year old from church. i feel bad but i think that might be alittle too young. my address is 1216 w. walnut, kokmo, in, 46901. i'll try to send a letter out soon. love ya, elizabeth
student teaching
Hey Jacquie! I got my student teaching placement and I am so excited! I am at Taylor Primary in first grade! Can't wait until you come back to take chemistry with me, it will be a blast! Maybe you can tell the prof. all about your trip and mention something about Egypt!!!hahahahaha.... Anyway it sounds like you are having a good time, well except for the rat. I would have freaked out too. By the way, how big was it???? I'll talk to you later!!
Love ya, Brooke My address is
11982 E 100 N Greentown, IN 46936
Jambo
just curiose why three time change return ticket. Also where is best place to get those 5.00 phone cards? and what kind of phone do you use?? is it yours from home ?? or did you buy one there?
Thanks Dorvin
Cyber Cafe
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