rebel against the box

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this marks the end of this blog. its time to change things up a bit. i may start something new one day and if i do i will post the link on here. if not, it's been good times.

smooch.

was reading my last post (3 months ago...uhhh... opps)...a loaf of bread was 3 million zim dollars....ha ha...thats hilarious....nothing is 3 million anymore....if you are lucky to find a bag of milk you'll pay 150 million... this week.

things have GOT to change.

im very hopeful.

or bulawayo, as its more commonly known....is my new home! i arrived a week ago and launched straight into a weekend of fun with old and new friends.
this sums up my thoughts so far.....
i love night kayaking
i dont like sleeping in wet blankets

i love camp fires by the lake
i dont like stepping on hot coals in bare feet (still recovering)

i love driving the motorboat
i dont like trying to get the boat back onto the trailer while little things bite me in the water

i love climbing mount silozwe, knee boarding, walking through rivers and african bush,
im not as fond of remembering to fill the water buckets everytime the water is on, and charging everything when the electricity comes on....that along with the obvious things which im hesitant to write on here....
the economy is insane here. a loaf of bread costs 3 million zim dollars...this week.
i always said id be a millionare for a short while...perhaps this is it.
will write more when i can...but i dont get access very often.
so until then i'll be looking for a place to live a bit more permanently, studying portugues and african studies/languages at UNISA and training for the half marathon in cape town at the end of march....as well as shooting photos, running prayer weeks (hopefully) and generally walking around a lot. in the sun...bonus.
smooches to you all who still read from time to time.

so yeah...no idea where the last two months have gone....
and i am up against the clock here in this sweltering internet cafe here in kampala.....its not natural to have this many computers generating this much heat in an already hot and smoggy city. i need a bucket of cold water.
i booked my flights to zimbabwe today...and as of this friday i will once again be on an airplane and finally reaching my destination. its been a long time coming.
after a short stint in canada, the uk, and now uganda i will be able to hang up the backpack and let down my dreads....which have turned green from the chlorine yesterday....not so impressed with that today. me thinks a little bleaching action is in order this week. good thing i have some time to kill here in the dustiest - non - desert - city in the world.
had the chance to shoot some photos this weekend for the launching of kampalas children centre...was fun to practice my new love and play around with the images.
was amazing to see the kids one year on....they've grown so tall and those who i helped settle in one year ago now speak english and luganda. they are soo smart!
anyway, i am out of time...but certainly not thoughts and stories....sorry for the silence. i may be switching stuff up a bit regarding this blog....ill keep you posted.....when i can.

of the bergthorson variety!
have been having a fab time here in beautiful and creative montreal! LOVE this city! love love love it. the vibe, the creativity, saying bonjour to people on the steet, the boots and fashion, simmons, montreal brew
hanging with mel
the 24-7canada posse
free books and metro tickets
copious amounts of coffee
booking flights
and trains
and taxi`s
praying lots
introduction to arcade fire....love it
queen of the metro
rockaberry`s tartiere
old town
freezin my babjeebers off in minus 100
playing in the snow aka diggin the car out
new fun friends and an awesome host!
negotiating rediculous christmas tree prices
attempting to make a start at writing
discovering online courses that i reeeeaaalllly want to study soon
being inspired
and challenged
and stretched in my thinking
stetched on the journey
stretched pretty much in every area apart from my muscles.....too cold to be active...oh apart from running to catch the metro
the buddhi lounge...SHEESHa!
psycidellic squares and balderdash.....who knew a whiskerino WASNT a male facial hair style made trendy in the 70`s...hmmm?
crazy death carpet in the hallway....and stairs of torture.
the largest smoked meat sandwich in history....the kind that gets fed-exed to toronto for lunch....famous....and realy a once in a lifetime is enough kinda experience..ugh.
good port, free wine, and LOTS of crepes.
i LOVE montreal.

...my keester off here in manitoba. it snowed yesterday. thats all i have to say about that. here to hold my neice for 2 weeks, hang with the parentals and go through old boxes of stuff i forgot about, watch the grey cup and have thankschrismikah....a new tradition i just invented...late for one holiday and early for another....