Awwww! She is the cutest little furry cute ball in the whole wide world, isn't she! Yes you are! Yes you are!

Here she is attacking my new drum that I got in Mali...

Here she is attacking my bookbag...

And this is what happens when she messes around. No no, no she will know what will happen when she does something bad. Now don't give me any of that "thats sooo mean" or "She is just a kitten" She has to be a well trained hunter soon, and if she doesn't I am throwing her in the corn meal grinder, so it is for her own good.

So this is Christmas in the Village at the Cathoic Church. My counterpart, the person I work with, is actually the prayer leader. There was tons of singing and dancing. If I could post videos I would show a few, but this will have to suffice for now.

More from the church. This lady is part of a very strict sect that all dresses as monks or nuns.

This is one of my counterparts, not the prayer leader. Until we get full time staff at our clinic, he is the one in charge and who treats people. He is very young, but very motivated.

Alright, this is the inside of my house. This is my little kichen. The stove on the table is powered by ethanol gel. Very cool. Also, I got the Paintings in Lusaka at this Artisan village. Remember the cultivator hat?

Here is the living room section. Now equipped with some furnitue it finally feels more like a home. The masks in the corners are from Mali.

Here's the new drum from Mali in all its glory. I will find some more time to do some drumming here. It seems like there are lots of people playing, so I am excited to dive in.

Here is another corner of the house. All of the pics are from the same room, but the room is pretty big compared to the hut in Guinea.










Christmas was in the village going to church and eating with one of my counterparts. It was a lot of fun. Although I miss home, family, and friends a lot, i am happy I stayed in the village for Christmas. New Years was spent being really lame in Kasama with other volunteers. Lots of movies, TV shows, fixing little bits o the house up.

Now my plan is to go back to the vilage for a couple of weeks, then it is off to Lusaka for my In service training for Peace Corps. There is where I will meet all of the other volunteers from the intake that I am now technically part of after the move to Zambia. Also I will hopefully pick up some ideas and a little more technical and language training so I can really dive in when I get back. I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season!