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I celebrated my birthday last week (no, I’m not telling how many!) and wanted to show you my birthday gift from Kevin. This was a wonderful gift for me, since I love Diet Coke and since it is twice the price of regular coke here, it is a rare treat. This clay vase was handmadeContinue reading “Birthday in Mozambique – originally posted 9/18/08”

I attended the funeral of our neighbor’s baby on Wednesday, and I thought many of you might be interested in hearing about how funerals are done here. Generally, funerals are done quickly, because there is no way to keep a body cold, and embalming is not done. Out in the bush, they are usually doneContinue reading “Going to the Funeral – originally posted 8/15/08”

I am sorry to say that my neighbor’s baby, Euclides, died yesterday morning. This little guy, who was about 7 months old, probably had AIDS. He was tiny from birth, constantly ill with cough or fever, and though he ate well just never seemed to grow. His mother is also quite thin and tends toContinue reading “The AIDS Epidemic Hits Home – originally posted 8/13/08”

Here’s a little video of Toby dancing at his Portuguese school. He seemed to enjoy it, though the little girl in the front really seemed to know how to do it! Here in Moz, you can see the Portuguese heritage here and there, and there are influences in the music. Enjoy. Cami

I have mentioned to some of you that there are two babies we are concerned about. The first is the son of our across-the-street-neighbor, Palmyra. She had come to visit me soon after her son was born, and he was very tiny but I didn’t think much of it. As the months have gone by,Continue reading “Update on the babies – originally posted 8/3/08”

This was the first post over at our camikevinupdate.blogspot.com site, after we made the switch from msn groups site.  Kevin has another blog, camikevin.blogspot.com, which will continue to operate.  I usually do these posts. – Cami Dear Friends and Family:  for some time now I have been using the MSN Groups format to post updatesContinue reading “First post – originally posted 7/27/08”

Although this site is now available online, it is under construction and will be for some weeks to come.  Check back with us later! Kevin and Cami