March 9th

it's Tuesday night, late. we just finished a dinner and story-on with Alex's counterpart. We ate taro lap-lap and a cucumber and chicken soup. That's cucumber-and-chicken soup (as together in one soup, not two separate dishes).

Plenty of people have been asking us what they could send us...and I now have a good answer! You should send us a couple pictures!...the Ni-Vans LOVE looking at pictures (picture above is of children enjoying Alex and I's wedding pictures on the laptop) and it would give us a good conversation starter - as one of Peace Corps' goals is to teach the folks here about America - to talk about America. And we'd enjoy looking at the pictures too. And it's a whole lot cheaper than sending us a big-ole package.