project update

thanks dad for the project information. I've been trying to stay in my village recently, hence why there has not been much activity on the blog front. However, the house has been built for the grinder, and it looks like i need around $164 to complete my project, which isn't too much more, considering I started out with close to $2,000 to raise. And the more we talk about the grinder the more excited my village women are becoming. I asked them last night if they would still pound when we install the machine, an they said yes, a little, but not nearly as much as they are now. I saw a women finishing up her pounding at 9 last night, and they were up at 6 starting again. And although my villagers are lucky now just to have something to eat, thinking how easy it is for those of us living in countries where we can just pop some food in the microwave and still complain about inefficiency is somewhat absurd while comparing food preparation in other countries, like Niger. Well, that's enough of a guilt trip for today, all else is going well over here. Only have a few months left, which is crazy to think that i've been here for almost 2 years. It just seems like yesterday i was freaking out at home, getting ready to leave. So, probably by January i'll be back in the good old u.s., we'll see. When the grinder project is done i'll put up some pics, hopefully that's soon.