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2005-08-28 08:06:00

Heya peoples!
Here are a few pictures from like…a week ago.  For those of youwho don’t know, we’ve had major flooding in some areas of Dakar. Our family has fortunately been unnaffected, but several others have,including Sarah. So, she was staying with some of my parent’s friends, who came over fordinner one night.  She came along, and we now have Darren thepole-hugger, and Sarah, the pole-kisser

Then the cruel girls made Darren promise not to open his eyes, and this was the end result.


Such an obliging guy

And then, I drew pretty much the best drawing ever!

btw, if you haven’t seen Napolean Dynomite, don’t even try to understand that

Now, Saturday morning, my Dad and I went to help the Aisenbry’s, afamily in our mission who’s house was flooded.  They wanted to getall their stuff out before it rained again. 
This was the first view of their house that we had…not a pretty sight.  Look at those garage doors!

That’s Uncle Lou, it’s his house.

Here’s my dad in his handy-dandy boots

This is what used to be their garden!

Their car was stuck there the whole time, and as you can see, the waterline there (4 feet ) is definately over the car!

The following are shots from inside their house, they had time to getthe most important things upstairs, but everything else was ruined.
Bathroom:

Dining Room:

Kitchen:

Unbelievable eh?  I’d heard all about it, but it was so much different to see it with my own eyes.

And on a lighter note, I found out what happens when you leave rice outfor 5 days in a very humid environment…it turns colourful!  Theyhad left it out for their dog, but it obviously wasn’t hungry. Want a bite?

So we loaded all their stuff on trucks, and that was that.

I was gone from 9 til 3 though, and was so tired afterwards…that was basically my day
Have a great Sunday, guys!