A Final Word from Annica

Hi everyone, we are home and it is nice. I love the snow! It is great to see Casey! And to sleep in my own bed! But there is also a lot that I miss from Africa. Like, I miss the girls from the orphanage - Less, Sister and Esta. I miss all the people from the market. I miss all the people from the Massai Market like Magnus, Lydia, Helena and Joyce. I miss all the fresh fruit like mangos, bananas, pineapples and all that stuff! 

I miss so much about Africa but I am glad to be home and have electricity all the time, water all the time, no leaky roofs, seeing Casey everyday, sleeping in my own bed every night and going out in the snow all the time!

We were really tired the first week or so we were home. The first day we were home we all went to bed at six-thirty and woke up at five. It went this way for a while. It started to get better and now we are back on Minnesota time!

Christmas was great. I got my own camera! I have taken tons of pictures already! It was my little cousin Linnea's first Christmas. That was very fun! On new year’s eve I stayed up till midnight at my aunt and uncle's house with the rest of my family. We played a REALLY fun game called Quelf!

More recently we started skiing. I started skate skiing and I learned that skate skiing takes a lot more energy then classic skiing! It has been really fun around here!

Goodbye,

Annica!