Children Run Away Screaming from Me

I'm okay with it.

The other day I was in my village and chatting with one of my friends when I spotted a kid I had been playing the day before a little ways down the road. I smiled and waved to him but he didn't respond and I thought perhaps he did not recognize me. Then I remembered, I am the only white person he has ever seen in his short life. I kinda' stand out.

It is very interesting living in a place with so little of what I recognize as racial diversity. By this I mean everyone is Ewe aside from the small Indian population near my village. Sometimes I forget that I am different at all. In many ways it's nice.

But this update is really all about business. I have finally gotten some pictures online. They are from the summer and will try to post some more recent one soon. I haven't really given a lot of details for the pics, instead I invite the viewer to use their imaginations regarding my tantalizing Togolese life. I hope you enjoy.

I have created a facebook account because it is easier to load over here because of all the bells and whistles of Myspace. Also, I think Myspace is lame - no offense. The pictures are stored on my page and I have spent the last several hours trying to remember who my friends are in the states. You'll me hearing from me soon if so. But I would like to publicly acknowledge both Sara Kagan and Jeff Artist, neither of who have facebook accounts (get on it), for the amazing packages they sent me. You have no idea how much these packages mean to me, it's like you read my mind They mean the everything to me and thank you so, so much. I'll see if I can in someway return the favor in time.

Okay everyone, I hope you had a Happy Thanksgiving. I'll talk to you soon,

Natasha

Stage Photo links:

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=10944&l=6f4df&id=580909887

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=10945&l=4d388&id=580909887

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=10983&l=e648b&id=580909887