Dry Season

We made a safe return a week ago to Iringa, only to discover that we have once again missed the change of seasons. The lush green mountainsides that we left only two months ago are now strewn with the colors of straw and bark brown. The cold winter dry season is waning and the sun and cloudless skies of the hot-dry season are slowly gathering force. Dry grass (majani) is now being harvested and bound into sheaves for thatching and re-thatching roofs this dry season.

On the Road Again...

Katrina and I are about halfway into our 48-hour return to Iringa.

Currently sitting in Terminal 4 of Heathrow in London.

A couple of observations:

1. We miss parents

2. We are excited to see people back in Iringa

3. Terminal 4 is plagued by a chronic lack-of-seating problem
(I think Kat & I have the best seats and corner in the place!)

4. Heathrow demolished the smoking rooms that previously
polluted the entire terminal with smoke. Air quality
is MUCH better.

5. Now people smoke in bathroom stalls - welcome to high school!

6. Duty-free shops here carry all the pro-level Nikon lenses that
I have never actually been able to see, let alone touch, pick
up, and take test photos with!

Next time I write we'll be back in Iringa. Check out our contact info in my link on the right of this page!

College Friends

Spent some time with Dave and Tucker this morning at Great Falls. Picked Katrina up for lunch at The Lost Dog Cafe, and then spent the afternoon sharing pictures and telling stories.

Making the time for even an hour-long walk along the C&O Canal with Dave and Tucker meant a lot to me.



Last week, while in NJ visiting Katrina's family, we got to spend the day with Brandon at the Bronx Zoo, getting a top notch tour of the place.



Tonight we had dinner with Mike and Tegan. We are staying with them tonight.

In the past week, we've also spent time with Rachel, Becca, Jeff and Sean!

In the past month, Paul, Dan, Sam, and Amy.

And those are just some of our Houghton friends!

I thank YHWH for friends that we can jump right back into things with, even after absences of a year! God is good about giving me just what I need, just when I need it!

Look Closely

This weather could have been Washington, D.C. today...

...105 F

(thanks to Noel for this crazy photo)

Sylvia

Katrina and I have had the chance to spend a couple of days with my cousins here in Pennsylvania. This is my youngest cousin, Sylvia, holding the frog that I caught in Grandma's pond.



I've finally started putting together a flickr set with highlights from this summer. Check back over the next week as I continue to update it!