The phone rang this morning at 6:00 and Katie was on the other end. What a wonderful call! The first thing she said was, "I can speak some Indonesian!" She sounded great, but a little stifled as if others were around her, but I expect that.
She said they are in a small village and it sounds as though the accommodations are rustic at best. She said they sleep on wooden mats and she can hardly wait to move to their next place which will be a home stay. She said there are no showers and they have to bathe out of a bucket.
I asked about the food and she said, "I think I'll be losing some weight here. The food is VERY different." Katie's always been an adventurous eater, so for her to make this comment, the food must be extremely strange. She said there is a lot of rice, so at least she has something familiar.
I asked if it was beautiful and she said it was gorgeous there. I told her that I really wanted to see pictures and she said when they move to their next location there will be access to Internet so we can all see pictures.
She said she was doing much better and although she misses us, she's adapting. Her housemate is from New Orleans and she said she was "quirky", which isn't necessarily a bad thing.
The call was short and she ended saying she had to go do homework. Life is good!
Just 103 days to go!
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