Well guys, we've now been here a full 5 days. Basically, since being here, I've been eating everything in sight; no holds barred. (I apologize for the lack of pictures, by the way, the connection here is slow enough that at this point uploading them takes more time than I have) I've eaten plenty of the local fritters, rice and beans, petite nems, tuo (a local starch cake with sauce over it), roasted ram (one of my personal favorites, roasted over an open fire with Maggi and it's own fat as flavorings), yams, coconut, mango (I had a mango shake just last night), and other things that slip my mind at the moment. So far, I've managed to avoid getting a stomach virus, but who knows how long that'll last (I've already eaten the sun-dried cow jerky that has a minimum of a million flies crawl over it before it's "ready" for sale).
The other day, I went to our old house and walked around the old neighborhood, and it hasn't changed at all, half of the people sitting outside their houses recognized me and said hi. They still remembered me and my brother going around shooting the local lizards with our BB guns.
Overall, it's been a thoroughly heart-warming experience, I wish all of you could be here to experience my home with me. I'll talk to you all later!
Peace guys, enjoy!
Phil
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I am so glad that you finally wrote something. I enjoyed reading your entry but wish you would tell more of what you are doing. I hope you don't end up worshiping the porcelain god with all the things you are eating. It really could ruin your trip for a few days so be wise. I love you. Mom
I am sooo glad you finally wrote something. I miss hearing from you. Please be careful with what you eat so you don't end up worshiping the porcelain god. That could make you miserable for a few days. Please write more about what you are doing.
I miss you and love you. Mom
nah, I'm a teenager, I'm invincible, remember?
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