Well Hello everybody, and Happy Holidays!
As you very well know I'm sure, its getting very close to Christmas. Being from Wisconsin, it is difficult for me to understand that it is actually December, since there is no snow, and the temperature is above 80 on most days. The green doesn't help either, even with Christmas lights and signs everywhere. Not to mention people blaring Christmas music out of their radios, but even with all of that, it still feels strange to me. I guess that's a good thing, because if it actually felt like Christmas I might get sad and miss everyone at home that much more. But too bad for you all, I'm doing just fine!
I enjoyed all of the comments and well wishes after my illness blogs and the pictures of Spencer, so keep up with those. I just thought I'd give you all a quick update on what I'm doing for the holidays. I'm heading to a place called Enkoko-Enjiro to celebrate Christmas with some other volunteers. Enkoko-Enjiro actually means "White Chicken" in Luganda, so its a somehow white Christmas, kind of. We're going to cook all of our favorite holiday dishes and sing carols (I'll be the loudest I'm sure, you all know what a beautiful singing voice I have and how everyone longs to hear it above everyone else:) and do a white elephant gift exchange. Should be fun, although of course it's not the same without all of my loving friends and family from home to celebrate with (sigh, tear). Is that enough sap for you? I thought I'd give you a bit, it being Christmas and all.
Well, that's all I have for now, not much is new besides that I'm finally healthy (mostly, might have something intestinal now, I'm about to give a stool sample to the medical team) and am enjoying training Spencer. He loves to play frisbee, and is learning all the important commands, sit, no, down, no, out, no, uh uh, no, and maybe eventually stay and lay down. We'll see. At least he knows no.
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Hi Meg,
Glad to hear you are feeling better, I'm sure we could box up some snow for you and ship it over, oh, might as well get a bucket of water by the time it gets there.
We all miss you and am thinking of you!
Love,
Pops
Hey Megan!
Glad to hear you're doing well... or at least good to hear you did finally get water and get rid of those fleas! (Don't know if I call that "well" exactly, but hey... hahaha!)
It sounds like you're having quite the adventure, and I am super pumped to see that you have a wonderful companion Spencer, who is adorable!
I know exactly what you mean about winter by the way, and the summer weather really does kill any homesickness (along wtih all Christmas spirit unfortunately). They don't even have Christmas music in Argentina! Total bummer :(
So, now we're in 2009, and so far so good. Buenos Aires kind of clears out for the summer, and it's nice not to have so much traffic etc. I get a little jealous thinking about the air quality you enjoy while I choke down pollution and cram myself in the hot subway... but don't get me started hahaha.
I'm working in marketing at a consulting firm now, I'm not sure I told you that, but I hope so since I've been withthe company for like 6 months! It's really good, a nice work place with young, international employees and a generally cool place to be. And I work on their Web site, which is pretty cool.
What else in Argentina? Travelling a little bit (beach and mountains in the same month...not bad), working a ton, perpetually apartment shopping (very difficult and very expensive), and contributing monthly to my Argentinian retirement fund (don't worry, won't be used!).
I love you dearly but will now end my novela :) I hope you have a great time with Char and that you post pics of her trip and the gorrillas!!!
With a big abrazo (that's a hug - now that you're flea-free, I figure, what the hell) and cordial greetings to Nikki and Spencer.
Miss ya! Nikki (the human one thank you very much)
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