Im suprised Ive adopted this word into my vocabulary and, as a friend pointed out yesterday, even translating and using in english conversations. Nshalla means 'god willing' and has a wide varriety of uses. Nshalla has many uses... which can be quite handy and also quite irritating. If someone invites you to tea and you dont want to go(for example someone who wants to marry you) simply offer a polite nshalla. If you never find the time to go, it is because god didn't will it. It can be irritating in a work setting however. When tring to discuss a timeline for a project , nshalla isn't as specific as I might like to hear.
Unfortunatly my house isn't done and I have yet to move in as planned. But I did transport all of my large items to the village so I will be ready when the day comes. Hopefully if will be done by Monday, nshalla.
Although I have no fun moving in tales, I did visit a friends site last weekend and it was amazing! I will post pictures in a few weeks, nshalla, but for now you'll have to use your imaginations. Picture Colorado mountains, lush green valles full of produce including apple trees, and a berber village straight from a book. Mud houses with bright blue doors, and white framed windows. Women carrying huge loads of cut grasses on their backs (I have an amazing picture), men working donkeys and horses in traditional...I don't know what to call it actually, seperating the grain from the stalk. Its fun to watch actually. There is a wooden post in the ground and donkeys/horses are tied to the post and each other and as they run around the post they seperate things. I know its a little more complicated and it takes a few days but for our purposes its enough. I dont know what was my favorite part, the incredible star gazing, or the cooler temperatures. I actually needed a jacket! Saturday we took a hike into a gorge and ate next to a waterfall... it was really incredible. People living their lives the same as they were hundreds of years ago. I cant wait to post the pictures! Needless to say, I wasn't ready to leave and return to another hot week at my site. We were back around 115/120 this week and I really am looking forward to the end of summer.
This weekend I am meeting a volunteer who is returing from a vacation in the states with my computer! If anyone coming with the next training group in Sept is reading this blog...bring your computer! I only know of one volunteer without electricity and he has a computer. You will recieve alot of information in electronic form and be expected to do all of your reports on computer. (Reports? Remember you will be a government employee and...yes you will have to write reports) And you can use it to watch movies. Needless to say, I am really excited to get my computer!
Well I guess thats all for today. Hopefully next week I'll be in my own place typing away on my computer. Nshalla
