Sept. 19 2009

Hello!!

There's so much to say! Where to begin. First thing on my mind, I made bread with Bona the other night. What a treat, but let's not kid ourselves Bona made it & I watched and asked questions. While the bread was rising we started a fire in a metal box let it burn down to coals, then we put the bread & box into a large wooden oven to cook. The oven is lined with metal on the inside & has re-barb for a shelf. Very nice! Anyway, somehow Bona knows just when to take the bread out (maybe 40 mins later) to have perfectly delicious bread! Yummy!!!

Last night I had a "sleep over" at Bona's & enjoyed every bit of it. Let me share the highlights. First, it was cool!!! It was so nice to use my sheet for once! Plus, they have real tile floors which were nice & cold to lay on. Second, there were minimal bugs. No battling with roaches last night!! Finally, I was in great company with her & her kids! Last night was also my first night of sleeping on just a mat (Grandpa Cal, exactly like the one I practiced laying on at your house!), which was, I'll admit, not the most comfy. I do plan to spend many more nights there so maybe I'll get used to it.

I,m 3 weeks into my adventure (remember I am a bit slow at posting this) & I've eaten rice & fish at least 42 times (lunch & dinner every day). Yes, I'm tired of it, but the good news is my stomach seems to be handling it okay. Most days after school I eat a granola bar to help hold me over till my next bit of rice and fish and I never thought a granola bar could taste so good!

Tonight for dinner octopus! I don't know how I feel about this one. Hmmm...octopus was okay. I liked it better than the lobster but I had a hard time eating it. It was a bit chewy for for my liking and I think the fact that it was octopus played games with my head. Anyway, I ate with Bona's family & they have octopus a lot so Bona said I will eat with them every time they have it until I like it.

The other night there was a thunderstorm! It was so cool!!! The lightening was beautiful and the thunder was deafening; I loved it! I was one of the few who liked it though. The 7, 12, & 2 year old all screamed every time it thundered & Bona started chanting some black magic type chant. She taught it to me & after a lot of chanting we finally made the thunder stop. What a fun night!!

Sun Sept. 20
I got to enjoy another movie last night. I don't know what it was but is was older & corny!! It was probably called The Rainbow Room or something like that because the people went to the Rainbow Room to time travel. It had the worst computer graphics; it's amazing how much improvement there has been in that area!!

I miss everyone & apples!
Love, Heidi