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[violachic]

Okay, so first off, apologies for not being in better contact, in general. I'm not sure why I was under the illusion I'd have more internet access than this, but.... I don't.

I'm fine, in fact I'm great. I'm loving being here. So far, I've lost almost ten pounds, and have a great tan- at least from the elbows down. Its very gogogo here, but in a different way than I'm used to. Its very focused, and one-task oriented, although the single task has many facets to it. We're way out in the country, away from running water, electricity (we do get about five hours a night, from a diesel generator), or internet connection. Its kind of like an extended camping trip. We do, however, share a single-room house, which can be a bit wearing from time to time when you're trying to step around five or six people. Luckily, its still warm out, and until a couple night ago were sleeping outside. We also have a decent-sized yard, and sometimes take chairs out to edge to be by ourselves.

Right now I'm taking an overnight-off- not exactly a day off, but close- in Yatta, which is the nearest urban-type center to our village, and where we keep a small apartment that serves as an office, a way-station between Tuwani and Hebron or Tuwani and Jerusalem, and a place to take a day or so away from the country.

I've been online for about two hours, and have managed to reply to all the emails already in my inbox, peruse LJ a tad (not easy after being away for a week!), and do a little updating. Right now, my brain is a bit fried, so I'm going to pop a DVD into the computer, and afterwards I will do some more emailing, and a major update to my Big Girl Blog.




In case you're wondering, I'm ecstatically happy.

Comments

[belmikey.livejournal.com]

Did you get the text message I attempted to send to your mobile?

I have no idea if they even work internationally, or if you have it on your plan. It was just an idle experiment...

[tanyad.livejournal.com]

Awesome... glad to hear you are well, and loving it there. I look forward to seeing your next big post. :)

*hugs and a kiss*

[violachic.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the thought, but no. I tried to text my sister from here and it didn't go through, so I think you have to set it up to send and recieve from overseas. We use prepaid over here, so we don't have a plan. I tried to set up to be able to have it linked to my "send so and so a text" on the user info, and to make phone posts but I can't. Don't know what the deal is.

[belmikey.livejournal.com]

Ah, well. Was worth a try!

[violachic.livejournal.com]

Thanks, tho, sweetie :-)

[bibliofile.livejournal.com]

You're alive, and you're ecstatically happy, yay! Glad to hear it.