HI! So I want to leave yall with some fun links to keep you busy for the next couple years...
-These are interesting because they are by actual Malagasy, one of the other volunteers in my staging group sent them to us, yea, we all talk already - it's great!:
http://www.tranofalafa.com/Index.html it's neat for pop-culture info...
and a Malagasy rap music video, has a pretty sad and true story like our rap music videos here... but there is a ton of hope in it too http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjR8tr3Zu0I
-To the right is a clock with the current time in Tana, the capital of Madagascar, enjoy!
-What your favorite go-to reference site has to say about the island http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar
-Pretty pictures, cool info, plan a trip to come visit http://www.wildmadagascar.org/
-What the CIA thinks about Madagascar https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ma.html
-From the Embassy of Madagascar in DC http://www.embassy.org/madagascar/
-The news http://www.madonline.com/home.php and http://www.topix.net/world/madagascar
-Great photos http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/Africa/Madagascar/
-Planet Earth goes wild in Madagascar (flowers and lemurs) http://www.metacafe.com/watch/456879/planet_earth_madagascar_flowers/ and http://www.metacafe.com/watch/456883/planet_earth_madagascar_lemurs/
Have fun! I will miss yall! I leave on Sunday but feel pretty at peace about everything. Just got to finish packing (thanks mom!) and finish saying bye to yall and follow through with some Deep River Tribe stuff. Don't forget to join in - all the info is in my second posting. Since mail takes to long to get there, start writing now and please write often... address is below, thanks so much! Your support means the world to me.
Love,
Erin
