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| I'm likely directing my passenger to shift his weight as he is obviously causing the hind end of our craft to ride low in the water. This reminds me a bit of my first canoeing experience with my very small children in Alaska. After ten seconds, we were capsized and the near-infants were floating downstream. We did better on this particular voyage. |
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| Rain has continued to be our constant companion during the last week, which makes accessing some areas of the city a nasty mess. Remember that every home has an outdoor latrine at ground level--and that during the rain, ground level is often inches or feet under water. It is the source of some unpleasantness at times. |
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| This is our friend Amizade. He had prepared a hand written spreadsheet to support his estimate of costs for a small construction project. He showed it to me and I couldn't help myself from wanting to introduce him to the wonders of Excel. He had never sat at a computer before but quickly saw the value of the program and managed to put all his data in. We are also teaching Amizade and others the church membership and financial system which they shortly must operate on their own. It is a fascinating experience to introduce technology to folks for the first time. Some are ready for it and others not at all. The stains on the walls in the office here are from the rains which drip in spots down the walls. |
Amizade! Hope he and his family are well. Also hope the rainy seasn is almost over for you!
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ReplyDeletei tlooks like you have made it in the blogging world as you seem to have your first spam comment, andrea
ReplyDeleteI love seeing amizade working on the computer and Ll the other happenings up there. I hope you don't care I have directed many to your blog. You do such a great job and your pictures. Wow.
ReplyDeleteYour work is so incredible. We love reading about it.
MLS mission is the way to go I think.
I recall a few interesting boating experiences with the legendary Capt Toby at Rusty's Lagoon. But like all the Osborn children, gratefully lived to tell the tale. What amazing things you do and see- from helping families get on more solid ground to teaching computer basics and everything in between. Someday when you leave Mozambique, I will miss this blog much.
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