just wanted to say a quick hello and let you know we are still alive, I am still taking a picture a day for my 365 (actually 366- cuz of leap year- I need to change my title…), we are still plugging along in our Arabic studies, and we just had a wonderful visit from Chase’s parents! I think I took over 1200 pictures since the day the arrived… lots of editing & deleting to do! We did a lot of things, covered a lot of miles around the country and saw lots of new things. I look forward to slowly sharing them with you all.. once we catch up on rest! I feel like I could sleep for 2 weeks!

I also wanted to update about my homesickness… I am feeling a bit better- it was a huge help to have Glenda & Cecil here- a bit of home- to get to be in “big cities” with lots of yummy choices for food and to have a short break from school. I of course still miss home, family & friends  and look forward to our next visit home, but I am seeing things more positively here and look forward to getting back into a routine of studying, visiting and life here.

Hope to have many updates for you soon!