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Well I guess its been awhile since my last post. Whats new is almost nothing. Last weekend i went swimming the the Zambezi river for Saturday and read most of Sunday. It is just as exciting as it sounds, I just wanted to be in some cool water, hopefully i just don't end up with some cool African water disease. Oh and i finally see why people say the croc's don't go their because of the rocks. What people mean to say is at this time of year the water is low and the rocks form rapids where i swam. They have pools that's are formed near the shore, but its a really really small rapids area. You cant swim against the current but kids were swimming with the current, and just swimming enough to avoid some spots from up river. It looked like fun but I'm probably not going to try, and what ever your thinking I can guarantee that I am a stronger swimmer then those boys were. As for the croc's they would be either confined or swept away in the current and don't have to be worried about. So when i jump in the river next weekend maybe, don't worry about the crocodiles, its the weird diseases and hitting a rock if i decide to play in the currents you need to worry about (95% weird African sickness 5% playing in the current 0% other issues).

As for work what i mostly do..... our managing director was here yesterday, and said this was the first time Katima every had mostly OKs for the review. He was really surprised and happy with the progress in the region. I am going to try to take all the credit now too, (since last time we have lost two people gained me and everything else is the same) In a year we may be the best preforming region instead of way below the rest. So work is busy busy busy, but i feel I'm getting a lot done, or at least organizing my counterparts so they can do their job's better. Examples are if you know you are going to a community a month before you go.... talk to people in the community so they know you will be then and get organize before you show up and say here is my program lets go now, now.

Last but not least this entry, Send me some messages, facebook messages work best because I check it whenever i have to wait around for stuff (70% of the time here) on my phone. I have not heard from lots of people and I am trying to update this blog so send me a message of an update. anyone move, new job, big plans, school changes, school board elections stuff (Nancy). It may even help me write better blogs, cause if my English was poor before coming to Africa its gotta be atrocious by now. It will only get worse too, so forgive me when i show up in the US and cant speak anymore.