Action in Africa

Whats up y’all!  So far I have to say that this has been quite the trip.  After seeing 3 car accidents, dancing midgets and Shaun’s ugly you know what we have finally made it to the Buseko Home safe and sound.  Arriving there was quite the heart warming experience.  These kids are amazing!  They LOVE to play.  And play, and play and did I mention play?  I have so many new little friends.  From the moment they wake up to the moment they go to bed all you can here when you go outside is Uncle Duane, Uncle Shaun, Uncle Arnold, Auntie Brady?????? Auntie……………  they are truley beautiful kids.  Arny taught my little buddy Arnold some Karate.  Unfortunately little Arnold doesn’t realise that uncle Duane is much bigger and eye level for him is low blow level for me.  How do you say mommy!  Funny thing with these kids is when they saw Arnold the first question they asked is do you know karate?  It was like meeting people for the first time in Keswick.  Except the kids are adorable and they have teeth.  Sorry Jimmy!  I know your kids have teeth!

By the way I would never have believed it until I saw it with my own 2 eyes but these kids play hockey!!!!! and there good.  Hockey in Africa go figure.  Look out NHL!

Its quite funny all of the kids speak to me in Bimba (native language) and don’t believe me when I say I can’t speak it.  They wonder why I look like them and talk the whiteys (oops), I mean the white people.  I tell them that it is all a deep plot of world domination.  They ask me e-v-e-r-y day where were you born?  I figure by next week it will stop.  The kids love Shaun.  He taught them CPR last night and they were gooing crazy.  It gets dark by 5:30/6 but they were out running around with Shaun all evening until he had to retire with a headache and go straight to his little bed.  Poor baby.  It was actually good for hime because I share a room with 5 snoring people.  Lord have mercy! Ear plugs are definitely a necessity.  We also have quite the characters on this trip but stay tuned for details later.  They make me laugh every minute of the day.  Some I can equate to some of you guys back home.  So far Eric (McGyver) is at the top of the list.  Man that guy has a story to tell. 

We had our first day of work at the the new orphanage today and it was hard labour in the blistering sun.  The guys were not happy with me waring my speedo, work boots  and tool belt.  I don’t know why.  The sun was perfect for tanning.  I changed back into my regular clothes and worked like a fiend (spelling, who cares I speak Bimba).  The house is coming along fine, tomorrow we exect to put the rest of the rafters up for the roof.  We work hard but play harder.  And what a bunch of misfits on the job site.  I’m sure the Zambian work crew are saying what a bunch of morons over there, except for Action! Hes the man.

Anyhow time is running out so I bid you adieu.  I have many more tales to tell but some I can’t put on the internet cause my mom reads my posts too!  Arnold is such a baaaad boy.  Sorry Marty!

 Peace

 Action Out!

P.S.  Yes we have lots of pictures and I will try and post a few during the trip.

P.S.S. The kids have a little climbing wall on there jungle gym.  Crazy or what?