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Good day to all...I feel like I have not kept in contact in quite awhile...It has been very busy and now I have some time to catch you up on the current happenings here. The other morning I was getting ready to go to school when I suddenly heard someone outside screaming and screaming. Kevin, the house boy, knew right away that there was a problem. Apparently the person outside was screaming "Thief, Thief!!" Kevin went running and John followed, with a toothbrush in his mouth. They both told me to lock the door and not to answer until they came back. Screaming and shouting was heard all around the compound area. Well, it comes to be that a thief went into the house right behind us and tried to steal some items...He was seen in the process, so he began to run..well, people started shouting "thief" and everyone that lives in the surrounding area started chasing him with Machettis and caught him up by the road....they began to beat him and finally the police arrived to take him away. Kevin came back home and informed me that sometimes in these situations...the civilians take the law into their own hands...after they catch the thief, they actually set them on fire!! How scarey is that....???!!!! This particular thief was beaten by the people and then taken away by the police.....It is a bit different here...I have to say.....There was a lot of excitement in the neighborhood after that event.
A couple of days after that....I was very ill. I am not sure if I ate something that did not agree with me....but it was not good....Thursday afternoon the principle from our school took John and myself out to eat...I think that I ate something that caused me problems later...it was a very long night on Thursday and then I had to get up very early to get ready to teach Friday morning. I had to combat the rainy weather early Friday morning...and on top of that, I was feeling very achy and had an extreme headache....I made it through the morning, but the rest of the day I laid low.....I was planning to go to Limbe on Saturday morning.
When I awoke on Saturday...my head was still exploding but I was determined to go to Limbe and experience the Atlantic ocean. I made the travel to the town....(which is quite an experience....buses, taxis, hot weather, lots of people, patrol men checking vehicles....!!!!!! It goes on and on....) When I finally arrived in Limbe, I went to Seme Beach hotel. I treated myself to a nice night in a room with a beach view....I ran to the ocean and played in the waves for about 2 hours....it was absolute heaven...water temperature of about 80 degrees and the best waves ever. After that, I went and enjoyed the biggest Prawns that I have ever eaten. They still had their eyes....EEEEEEEEKKKKKKKK!!!!!!
It was an incredible day....The next morning I woke up and went and had breakfast and a man that works at the hotel...came to my room and brought a coconut that he had just chopped down from a tree. He cracked it open with his machetti and we shared the fresh coconut....I have never had fresh coconut like that before....it was nice....
Then I found myself in the ocean again....enjoying the waves and the salt water....!!!! It was fantastic.......I was extremely tired by the time I arrived back home from Limbe....it was all worth it......
Today, I taught my students and everything went very well....We are truly enjoying each other....I will be finished teaching by a week from Friday.....I hope to make my plans to do some climbing this weekend....John and I are still trying to figure out the details....I will let you know.
I am sure that the weather in Chicago has not become a bit brisk...I DO NOT look forward to that....it is so nice here...warm and humid, but I prefer it over cold....it will be quite an adjustment coming back to the states...there is MUCH that I will miss here...and MANY people that I will hate to say goodbye to.....it has been an experience that has changed my perspective and it has changed me!
My love to all...hope all is well with everyone...talk to you all very soon....Nancy~