once again i cant get my darn flash to work! ahh i am getting so frustrated! but i love and miss you all!, i am back now with nothing to do, so why not at least give a little sort of update. over easter weekend i went to this place called vilankulo, and it was absolutly amazing! it was probably the most beautiful beach that i have ever seen, and there were no tourists. we went snorkeling one day, i was terrified for hte first 5 min but i got over it and had a blast! i wasnt the smartest girl and didnt realize how strong the current was, and therefore got a little cut up, but it was totally worth it. i am guessing we saw somewhere around 60 types of fish, it was crazy- i think you might have even liked it zo :) we also got to eat some amazing seafood, something that we definatly dont get here in the mountains. when we were driving home the guy slowed way down and on the road in front of us was a group of about 20 monkeys. something that i would never have thought i would see in the wild. not even in a reserve or anything. they were just hanging out. pretty darn crazy. i just finished up my 1st trimester! finally! 1 down and 5 to go. i could quite possibly be the most unpopular teacher in all of catandica. the students love to cheat, and i think that carrie and i are the only ones who give zeros for cheating, the kids hate us as teachers, but other than that i think they like us. I gave a couple zeros on the final trimester exam, and those kids really hate me because that grade is worth 50% ....my students here make me laugh so hard becuase the days when i feel the crappiest and crabbiest are they days when i walk to school and the neighbors and my students say how pretty i look. i think they must have pyschic abilities or something, they can just tell when i am having a bad day, pretty impressive. yesterday i was talking with one of my colleagues and he asked what the sifnificance of my anklets was... i said that they were just for looks. he then told me that people here only wear them to fend off bad spirits, so people think that i am trying to fend off spirits...always nice to know. the other day i was in a pretty bad mood...what a surprise... and i was walking to school and this police officer said ( in portuguese) good morning, how are you? and i said i am good thank you, how are you senhor? and he turns around and says "senhor policia" i was pretty annoyed with it. clearly i am not mozambican, do you really need to get angry about me saying the policia part... frustration! ohh ya if anyone wants to send me some simple recipies, i mean really simple that would be great. those involving squash would be fantastic because that seems to be what is growing the best in our garden, and i am not really sure how to cook it.
love and miss you lots!
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Hey Linds, Good to hear from you again! Good for you for giving zero's to the cheaters!That is what happens here in the U.S. I would love to go there and see the beach! Here is a recipe that i found online, it looks good to me! Teresa and Jeff will be moving to Florida in about 2 wks, they are having a going away party this weekend at the legion! It should be fun! Good to hear things are still going well! Love and miss ya! Paige
Stuffed Acorn Squash
1 large acorn squash, halved and seeded
1 cup water
3 tablespoons butter, melted
1/2 to 1 teaspoon lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
2 tablespoons cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1 large Granny Smith apples peeled, cored, chopped
1/4 cup chopped nuts of your choice
Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Place squash, cut side down, in a large baking pan or dish; pour water into bottom of pan around the squash. Bake 20 minutes. Remove from oven.
Meanwhile, in a bowl, combine butter, lemon juice, cinnamon, brown sugar, and chopped apples. Divide mixture evenly among partially cooked squash and return to oven for 30 minutes or until tender when flesh is poked with a fork. Sprinkle with chopped nuts to serve.
Makes 2 servings.
hi linds sounds like you are still living it up great news i just cook squash with butter and brown sugar until it is soft ok i use the microwave for 10 minutes so not sure how long in oven maybe not much help but i would cook it as long as paiges says and add salt and pepper we are still hoping for warm weather but forcast says might snow fri april 11 boys are counting down last days of school johns busy with work and cabin me im just busy with work and keeping up ok maybe im not keeping up but trying......hope you enjoyed box and it didnt explode it is fun to send random stuff as i know it is all appriciated and needed take care and hugs to you tami and all
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