Sunday, March 28, 2010
The House and Car
Hello hello,
So our house is sweet. We have 2 huge bedrooms, a big living room, a full kitchen, 2 bathrooms, a TV, and a huge yard. Also, we are living on the grounds of the place that Sarah and I will be working, so I literally just have to roll out of bed and walk 100 ft. to work. The only downfall to the whole place is that the grass is crawling with biting ants. But still, it is a good deal for sure.
On top of the house, the sisters also gave us a car. Sarah and I just got back from our first driving lesson in a big parking lot near the house. Sister Kay (our primary host right now) was our teacher, which we were a little worried about at first because we did not want to kill her, but in the end it was like taking a little kid on a roller coaster. She was just having the time of her life when the car would shake and die. Both of us did pretty ok for the first time out. The driver sits on the right here and they drive on the left, just in case having to deal with a clutch wasn't enough. I really like going from first to second gear, everything else is too hard to like. We at least made the afternoon for some local security guards more interesting.
So my computer lasted about 0.2 seconds before dying here. This is a bit annoying considering it has many things I need on it and Gateways are not too popular around here so it might be a little tricky to fix. Sucky, I am getting an HP next time around, which may be sooner than I anticipated.
I think I will have Skype here, so everyone should download it and add me to your people. My screen name is Majikbird. I will probably only be able to do it during the weekends, which is mainly when I will have internet. Our house doesn't have internet so I have to go to the Sister's house to use theirs. I will have to schedule talking times, but this system will not be established for at least a week or two so in the meantime, just getting the program is a good first step. I will also be getting a cell phone in case people would rather pay money to talk to me.
My address here is:
Sisters of Notre Dame: Kelly McKone
P.O. Box 476
Kroonstad
South Africa
9500
Please send me things! In the mean time, e-mails are good too!
Later,
Kelly
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Does this mean you will be able to teach me how to drive once I get there? I swear no one in the US owns a stick shift any more!
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ReplyDeleteThis is Jeanne Litersky, Ann's mom. It sounds like things went a little bit rough at the airport, but I see you made it there and that you are getting settled in.
I wouldn't want to be near ants like that. Uffda! Well take care.
Sincerely,
Jeanne & Patrick Litersky
Good luck learning stick! I am trying to learn too - I couldn't imagine also switching the side the driver sits on! :)
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