I am still here! Just got busy with I don’t even know what for a few months. This is what I’ve been up to:

- Schooling. This year teaching is going really well. I like most of my students. They still cheat like crazy, a fact I’ve chosen to ignore to save my sanity. I’m pretty pumped about my new proctoring technique. I bought some big sunglasses and I sit in front of the room and stare straight ahead. No one can tell where I’m looking, so it really freaks them out.

- Took my best little kid buddy to get tested at the hospital and he’s HIV positive. This led to a series of frustrating mornings waiting at the hospital and a realization of how horrible the healthcare is here. I’ve been trying to work with his grandma to make sure she understands what is going on and can take care of him the best she can.

- We got another puppy. I know I really should not be a dog owner, but after a series of security incidences, I don’t want to be told ‘well if you had a guard dog, maybe that wouldn’t happen’ anymore. So our house now has a fortress-like wall around it, and little Lucy Pa is ready to bite the head off anyone who tries to get in.

- David came to visit. We took Mozambique by storm. He came to my school and saw me teach (he can vouch for me that I actually do work from time to time), and then we went to lots of beaches. We swam with the whale sharks in Tofo, relaxed and sang ‘Just Around the River Bend’ while canoeing in Linga Linga, and took some fantastic model shots on the deserted island of Santa Carolina.
- Now I’m just getting my stuff organized for a busy next few months. We’re doing science fair again at my school this year. I’m hoping this time around I get to just sit there while my counterparts do all the work. We got a donation and I’m going to buy some awesome lab supplies that we can use. I am also starting to go to the hospital to do artsy craftsy stuff with kids while they’re waiting around forever.