Eating in Africa. Second Edition........ Did you know that it is a quite common and socially supported practice to go without lunch? This idea is regarded as the norm and Africans are quite calm about the whole thing, as opposed to the view of this American who was raised with the idea of "three square meals per day" as being the only way to live. In fact, I'm beginning to understand that in eating three full meals a day (not to mention after school snacks, mid morning coffee, "elevensies"; afternoon tea; midnight sandwiches) , we Westerners are viewed as overdoing it a bit. The word gluttony comes to mind... but no one has come out and said it.  People here are too polite.... I think I'll go see what's in the fridge.....   (-:                                                     

Supply Train 2

Thanks Gert, Anne, Jeff, Mark, and Nick for making it all the way to the other side of the planet to visit us and replenish our supply of cheesecake. Okay, so maybe you had other reasons to come her as well. For example Dr. Gert Keiper conducted a reading workshop at a primary school; Anne gave a workshop to teachers of the Deaf; Nick and the rest of us visited a Compassion International home for teens off the street; Mark donated his shoes to a worthy recipient (still unknown); and Jeff provided running commentary during the Cheetah vs Hyena standoff. (Did you know hyenas will follow cheetahs around hoping to feast off of one of their kills? Did you know cheetahs won't eat meat that has been touched by any other bird or animal... including hyenas? Did any of us have any idea that hyenas were as smart as they are ugly?) What a great visit. We even got a peak at the preliminary games of Grandma vs. Snoozing Lions outside of the latrines marked "Diabled Gents".  No end to the excitement here.  (-: