I't been too long!

Hey everyone, I'm so sorry it has taken me so long to give you all another update! I don't have much time to write, so I'll just say a few things. Things here have been great for me. Over the past few weeks alot has happend but I don't have enough credit to give you the whole sha-bang (I really want to though). First off, my Camarounian visa application was excepted and I finally got that out of the way. Next, the Flude fam and I will soon be starting an Arabic language learning class which I'm insanely stoked for! They will have a teacher come to the house four days a week and teach us little by little.
Life outside with the neighbors has also been great, another interesting thing I've learned is that the young girls like to take their tarha's (head coverings) and rub the rough edges against thier forheads until it bleeds, then they pick away the scabs until it leaves a scar. They believe it's a symbol of beauty. I think it's kind of sad. Also, the other day Mrs Flude Grace and I were out visiting with one of the neighbor ladies and while we were sitting down I noticed she was feeding all the kids this gross looking rice stuff and I thought to myself, "pleas don't offer us any...Oh my word" And sure enough she hands over us a big bowl of what they call Esh...It's an honor for them to share with us so we, being polite neighbors have to eat it. It was rice with goat sauce and braided goat guts. I'm not even joking. It wasn't until after I put a bite of rice in my mouth and started chewin down on bones and sand that I found out what the meat was. I wasn't able to stomach it, so I gagged quietly inside my cup. I decided I was finished. So I told them I was full lol! That was by far my most enjoyable food experience here so far.
I'm out of time though, I have so much more to write about, but I will have to do that another time, hopefully sooner. Thank you all for your prayers and support it means so much to me. I'm doing very well and so is the family. Hope all is well up there with everyone too! Love you all and miss you guys. Bye=)




-Libby.