Wow it does warm up a bit during the summers here. When i am not sprawled out in the shade guzzling water, I am out in the hot hot sun covered in a constant layer of sweat that never leaves. Still I prefer it to being cold at nights during the winter. It is also tough when one is in a minibus taxi. They never have air conditioning and the women never let you open the windows because of their hair or the (mistaken) belief that wind makes babies sick. Plus you are pretty crammed in. I don't mind the taxis too much for short distances, (they can be pretty entertaining, and the drivers are almost always the coolest guys you will meet) but for long distances they are a pain. Work is going well now I have about a dozen projects that I am working on so I am always busy even though each of them is going pretty slowly. I am a pretty happy dude in general, though my home situation has me going a bit crazy, as there is this woman living at the house (not the owner but a care-taker) who has been incredibly rude to me in the seven months i have been living there. I have just about had it, so i am in talks with my organization for them to either provide for the woman and send her on her way or for me to live in another place in the village. It is a nice house, but I have discovered I can't live with someone who strongly dislikes and disrespects me. Aside from that, life is good.  I am looking forward to thanksgiving at fellow volunteers Dan and Pam's. There should be at least four volunteers there, maybe more, it will be a good time. I had a great time for my birthday, which consisted of hanging out with John, Dan and Pam and watching soccer and professional wrestling (which, God help me, can be pretty entertaining.) Also upcoming right after thanksgiving is Life Skills Training. I have no idea what the training will be about but it will be a chance to go down to durban and see all those volunteers I have not seen since july.