ANCHI FIRENCH!

that means , "hey you, white lady!" and i get that alot. it's easy to remember, cause firench means "white person," or "foreigner" and it sounds like French, and french people are foreigners to me, so there-ya-go. sorry brendan harris;) i still get stared at a lot, but i found a way to combat it... put on headphones and listen to music while walking alone. it works wonders, it really does. i still get stared at and called out at... but i can't hear it!

speaking of headphones... i wear them out when i run, which has been every morning this week. i am so proud of myself... cause the altitude, constant climate changes (hot to cold to hot to cold....), and stares and jeers, and that random guy who decided to race me two days ago, make it not as fun to run here as it is to run in comfort of my own neighborhood in suberbia, northern virginia, or the cool, air-conditioned, tv plastered gym at cnu. honestly, running has been working wonders... it has been expanding my lungs so i have less trouble with breathing and stuff, and i feel better starting the day with a quick run (endorphins hurray) and i think it's gonna make me not sick anymore. (oh, and to make people go away even more, yesterday i ran with that shirt timi gave me in sanibel... timi you know the one;)

speaking of shirt... i went shopping the other day and bought a white scarf and someone who's really cool bought me a yellow one which i totally love more than the white one (there, it's in writing;) i also bought a necklace, it's just a simple wooden cross on a black string that cost 15 birr, or less than a dollar for you americans reading this (which is pretty much all of you). the cross is significant because a) it's something all the orthodox christians wear pretty much, so that's like half the christians here cause the other half are evangelical. i am not orthodox... so why would i buy one? well, because b) every single kid at the transitional home is wearing one. understand? i am never taking this thing off, so i hope you guys like it!

as a side note.... i am gonna try to post some pics to facebook now so pray the internets hold up. also, tomorrow i am going to see harry potter 7p2, so nobody give me any hints!