letter #2 from sus

she mailed it on July 19th.... I got it today :(

Sister,

Hello! We just got your package yesterday! We were the first to get one! It was so exciting opening it and first of all finding my beloved Obama (sent a felt your own obama)! I can't wait to tickle it, and chocolate bar #1 is already gone! AND nori, we made sushi already last night and shared a little with our sis and bro. They loved it! We used avocado inside, did you know it was avocado season here? which means if you do have to buy them, they are $0.25, but our family keeps giving them to us, and they are delicious! we eat like 3 a day! we also get fresh lettuce, cabbage, chard, and tomatoes from neighbors. we have been super busy, sundays (today) are really our only free days and all the others are filled with language, cultures, community building, and health classes. we wake up about 6am, it gets light then, eat breakfast, usually boiled eggs or oatmeal, its super cold in the morning. we are supposed to bathe every morning, but its too cold, so sometimes we boil water for a bath; we get lunch together, either leftovers or boiled potatoes, eggs, and avocados. then we head to school, either in our village or a 10 minutes kumbi (van) ride away. My Swazi name is Nosipho Mkhonta and Chris's is Sibosiso. We have a make (mom), and 3 bhutis (brothers) and 1 sisi. they are really wonderful to us and take great care of us. we have already gotten pretty close to some of the other volunteers. Nancy is from michigan, she was an art major and is so sweet. Brook is from Idaho and reminds me of someone I would already be friends with. There are some older couples too. There are 7 couples total. We should have talked by the time you get this b/c we get our phone Thursday. I love you so much and miss you already.
Love,
Sus