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It's been a while since I've been connected to the internet, so: update.

Zephan made it across the country. It took 22 hours and one axle replacement. He met a man from Liberia who spoke English, so the trip wasn't too lonesome.

Since he arrived, he's been visiting some friends from the US and visiting with the church and different leaders there. He's a little overwhelmed with all the options and ideas he has and can't wait to come back and mull them over a bit. 

Tomorrow, he's off to a city nearby to stay at a clinic with a guesthouse, where he'll be until the end of the week. He's hoping to catch a ride back to the capital so he doesn't have to take the taxi again.

Silas and I are doing just fine. I am one tired momma, and getting sick (strep?).  So maybe when I say I'm just fine, that reflects the best part of my day. And so now, I will sleep.

Day 3

Just talked to Zephan.  It was pretty choppy, but I did gather a few things:

He's doing great, and so far has talked with some other PBT-ers and gone shopping.  They have Ovaltine there, so that's pretty exciting.

Tomorrow, he's headed out of the capital to visit the region we may end up working: a 20-hour taxi ride away. 

Silas and I are visiting in Columbia. Tonight my friend Jeanie is watching him and I'm going to do some shopping all by myself.  Yay!

Day 1

Silas and I took Zephan to the airport this morning.

Silas has been an angel today—a great way to start out our three weeks together.  I'm just hoping it will last . . . the whole time.  That would be grand.

After the airport, we headed to the botanical gardens with Zephan's parents.  They know someone who works there, so we got in for free and got to go backstage to the greenhouses.  I had my camera and had lots of fun taking pictures.  Silas slept through most of it.

I haven't heard anything from Zephan yet, but he should be headed across the Atlantic by now.

Since we've been home, I've had a little bit of that giddy home-alone feeling of my childhood.  I can watch any movie I want and eat anything that I can afford to buy (we haven't been home for a century, so our fridge is very empty).  Wooohoooo.  Tomorrow Silas and I are cleaning the house, running errands, and heading to Columbia.  I am SO looking forward to staying with our friends there :)

Weekends

Our last two weekends have been quite enjoyably spent enjoying family and festivals.  One weekend, Zephan's sister and great aunt were in town and we spent a day at Old Ironworks Days eating pork sandwiches and listening to a local band.  The other, we stayed with my sister and went to the Maple Leaf Festival to watch my brother march in the parade, introduce Silas to horses, meet a college buddy, and buy some delicious gyros from one of the vendors.

The great outdoors + the baby + lots of family inspired us to pull out the camera.  It's been sadly inactive lately.

We've now booked all of our weekends until Zephan leaves for Africa.  Hopefully the weekend weather keeps up its record—after the cold spell we've had this week, we've been digging through boxes for warm clothes and thinking about a winter coat and hat for the little guy.

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