Karen and Aymie:
Right now we are sitting on the steps of our lodge witnessing our students sing and dance to Hakuna Matada from the Lion King in the midst of a tropical rain storm. Songs are also ranging from those recently sung in Fiddler to Kakua's "Rain Down". It truly is a sight and sound to behold - bringing much amusement and many smiles to our hosts. It's been a great day - we started with a tropical rain storm when we woke up super early to go on our safari. Fortunately, it cleared and we were awarded breathtaking views of the escarpment and lush green valleys. Before we had even arrived at the safari lodge, we encountered a troop of elephant. The bull was closest to the road and not sure about this gaggle of azungus and proceeded to charge the bus trumpeting with his ears flapping. Wow! We were safe...we promise, but it was fantastic to see what we normally only see on National Geographic in real life. We then ended up driving in a land cruiser and a safari vehicle through the park. (It's really hard typing this right now as we are laughing and watching the kids sing YMCA). Back to the safari, we were able to see waterbuck, 2-3 buffalo, hippos (about 10 of them), sable and gemsbok and some warthogs as well. The scenery was absolutely gorgeous, and although the drive was long, windy and bumpy...we think it was worth it. We arrived back in Blantyre starving at 2 and our BBQ wasn't until 4, so we ended up buying fresh bread and hot cross buns and eating soft serve...an immediate sugar high. This was followed by a delicious meal at our hosts with lots of homemade brownies, steak, chicken, potato and pasta salads and lots of cake...with soda...so we are SUGARED UP. Hence the dance party...and absolutely no sign of these students ever wanting to go to bed tonight. In fact, after pronouncing themselves stuffed, I (Karen) found 6 of the girls devouring the leftover cake and the frosting in one of the rooms as soon as we arrived back this evening. The kids had a great time this afternoon swimming, watching TV for the first time in 10 days, singing...we have done lots of that and definitely decided that Sarah Black HAS to audition for American Idol.
Tomorrow is Easter and we're looking forward to a long special church service followed by pizza for lunch and then a gathering with the Blantyre Baptist Youth Group.
Blessings to you all,
Karen and Aymie
Right now we are sitting on the steps of our lodge witnessing our students sing and dance to Hakuna Matada from the Lion King in the midst of a tropical rain storm. Songs are also ranging from those recently sung in Fiddler to Kakua's "Rain Down". It truly is a sight and sound to behold - bringing much amusement and many smiles to our hosts. It's been a great day - we started with a tropical rain storm when we woke up super early to go on our safari. Fortunately, it cleared and we were awarded breathtaking views of the escarpment and lush green valleys. Before we had even arrived at the safari lodge, we encountered a troop of elephant. The bull was closest to the road and not sure about this gaggle of azungus and proceeded to charge the bus trumpeting with his ears flapping. Wow! We were safe...we promise, but it was fantastic to see what we normally only see on National Geographic in real life. We then ended up driving in a land cruiser and a safari vehicle through the park. (It's really hard typing this right now as we are laughing and watching the kids sing YMCA). Back to the safari, we were able to see waterbuck, 2-3 buffalo, hippos (about 10 of them), sable and gemsbok and some warthogs as well. The scenery was absolutely gorgeous, and although the drive was long, windy and bumpy...we think it was worth it. We arrived back in Blantyre starving at 2 and our BBQ wasn't until 4, so we ended up buying fresh bread and hot cross buns and eating soft serve...an immediate sugar high. This was followed by a delicious meal at our hosts with lots of homemade brownies, steak, chicken, potato and pasta salads and lots of cake...with soda...so we are SUGARED UP. Hence the dance party...and absolutely no sign of these students ever wanting to go to bed tonight. In fact, after pronouncing themselves stuffed, I (Karen) found 6 of the girls devouring the leftover cake and the frosting in one of the rooms as soon as we arrived back this evening. The kids had a great time this afternoon swimming, watching TV for the first time in 10 days, singing...we have done lots of that and definitely decided that Sarah Black HAS to audition for American Idol.
Tomorrow is Easter and we're looking forward to a long special church service followed by pizza for lunch and then a gathering with the Blantyre Baptist Youth Group.
Blessings to you all,
Karen and Aymie
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What a wonderful day! Thank you for writing...love to you all, The Buckos
ReplyDeleteGlad to here things are going well! I'm definitely jealous of you guys, seeing all our old friends from a year ago. When you get back, you'll all have to fill me in on how Ken, Avisha, Shingie, Bayanna, and of course the MCM kids are doing. God bless you all...I'll be praying for God's continued work in the second week of the trip. ~Rob Johnson
ReplyDeleteHappy Easter to you all! Easter in Africa...how exciting! Love from the Buckos
ReplyDeleteThanks for the updates...I can picture the hilarity and the singing! What JOY! Praying your Easter was equally joyful...can't wait to hear the stories and see more PICTURES!
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