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Hellooooooo everybody!!!... I miss America! How's it doing????... Who is "Geneseo kitten" who knows Swahili on my comments!?... Uwasalimie bibi wa Alpha Kappa Phi, na rafiki wote. Nimefurahi ulijibu Blog yangu!!! Ulijifunza Kiswahili wapi?? Sijui kabisa bado. Lakini, nimefurahi mambo New York ni sawa. Nipo sawa hapa Tanzania, ninapenda nchi. Imependeza kabisa!!!!! Karibu Tanzania!!!!!! SO MY SISTER HAD A BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Jack Joseph Ezziden! 6lbs 12oz! .. He is beautiful! i just saw his pictures... im a little sad that i cant see him in real life... He looks like the cutest baby ive ever seen though! Everyone at the internet cafe here were crowded around his pic congratulating me. The word for neice and nephew in swahili is the same as child... so to say, my son is mtoto wangu.. or to say my nephew is mtoto wangu.... so ill have to diferentiate!.. haha.. but the word for aunt is mama mdogo!.. so i am mama mdogo (literally- small mom) and susie is mama mkubwa (literally- big mom) im so excited!!!!!!... here in tanzania, everythings been going good... i have been moving kind of slow bc i hurt my ankle, but im doing better now. i get furniture on the 7th finally!.. and ive been painting my house a lot n stuff... i have a camera at the post office right now!.. but i cant get it until later, they're being weird about getting our packages.... what else..... im making plans to go to zanzibar maybe for new years eve!!.. so that will be awesome!... i make the best toast. its better than at home. i need to learn more quick easy recipes for food... that idea doesnt really exist here. i cant wait to show everyone what ugali is.... look it up online... EVERY tanzanian eats it, pretty much every night for dinner... its kind of gross, but you get used to it!.. i actually dont mind it anymore. all i want is my package with easy squeeze cheese!!!!!!! ok, thats all... love/miss everyone! if anyone has any encouraging advice, help, ideas on what projects to start here in tanzania to promote better health an aids awareness, shoot! i would love to start some kind of org to be the liazon bw americans and kids, or ppl with hiv here in mbeya. BYYYE!!! :)

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  1. GeneseoKittenOctober 4, 2008 at 3:22 PM

    Bibi Clar,

    Salaamu mingi kutoka hapa america! Nili furahi sana kusoma barua yako. Ugali? Chakula gani hiyo?

    Pole sana juu ya kuvunja mguu yako. Teri, ulikua mlevi nini? Hiyo mambo ya kuburudika na pombe mpaka asubuhi italeta maarifa!!!

    Wasichana wote wa AGO wamependezwa sana nayale yote wafanya huko tanzania. Endelea na kazi hiyo jema watenda.

    Utarudi lini hapa Amerika? Sisi zote marafiki wako wa Alpha Kappa Phi tuna hamu mingi sana ya kukuona tena. Tuma picha kwa blog yako tuone.

    Kwaheli sasa. Salimia wote!

    The one and only GeneseoKitten

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  2. AnonymousOctober 14, 2008 at 5:08 PM

    I miss you soooo much!!! I keep saying im going to sit down and write you a letter and i never really do it, so thats my goal for this week. It sounds like youre loving it there and im crazy jealous! This little comment does not compare to this other one all in swahili. Thanks for my birthday facebook message btw, i was really happy when i saw that. soooo i love you and miss you all the time and think about you every time i go out and wish you were there! now that it looks like im writing to my long lost lover and your probably grossed out hahahaha byyee :)

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  3. LaurenOctober 16, 2008 at 10:14 AM

    Teri!! It sounds like everything is going very well (minus the ankle)! You will have to send pictures of your house, etc. when you finally get your camera. I am glad you make good toast, however, I'm not really sure that counts as cooking :-) Ah! I have to go to class now but I miss you so much. I tell my 7th grade babies about you, they have all sorts of questions. Maybe you can be pen pals? ok! Keep us updated :-) xoxoxox

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