Hello and Bonjour!

Hope you are all ok back in England! Sorry for not blogging we will try to do it more often! We are all fine here and it’s a lot cooler because we have had at least one thunder storm every day!!!! Mowzer doesn’t like it though as she is cold so she fluffs herself up and sits on our laps where it’s cooler. Lately she has been climbing up to the veranda roof pretending to be a civet (the wild cats which were in the veranda roof!) Also a while a go we saw hippos in the river Chari in the middle of town! We saw 5 adults and 4 babies and since it rained we have had some Marabou and Open billed storks just outside the compound there are egrets and herons too! Now that we are on summer holidays we have started French lessons which are going very well and we are sorting out all the things in the hospital. Last week we came across loads of children’s books left by some American missionaries who went back and whose house we are living in so we have some more books to read! We hope to go on holiday to the neighbouring country Cameroon and also down south to a place called Bebalem where it’s supposed to be cooler! Someone who went to Bebalem said that she had to wear a jumper for the first few days! There is a new short termer here now called Clare who’s helping to set up the hospital, she is a nurse and very nice! Some time ago we got some caterpillars and now they have turned into beautiful swallowtail butterflies! We have got another different caterpillar now to see what it will turn into! Thank you to everyone who has sent post! It all came in a huge load just after we had had none for ages it was really nice so please send more! We will try to blog, skype and email more!
Hope you are all well!
Ruth and Rebecca

By the way the picture of the Hippo is not the one we saw beccause we can't take pictures near town or on the bridge!

C is for……….

CALF- In the holidays we are going to go to this school called CALF to learn French. We will be going three times a week for one and a half hours.

Camel – We saw six camels at the same time just outside of the hospital compound the other day. Apparently they are all moving on to get ready for the rainy season because they don’t like getting their feet wet!

Camel models- Last weekend we went out to an art place and there we bought two Chadian models of camels!

Camp beds- We have been sleeping on our veranda on some camp beds which we bought it’s a lot cooler out there!

Cat- We have now got a cat! She is black all over with bits of Tabby, we have called her Mowzer!

Cat 2- About a week ago we heard a strange noise coming from our veranda roof, later when Dad had a look it turned out we had a family of wild cats
living up there including two babies who didn’t have their eyes open!

Chad- Where we live!

Chameleon – That’s what was in the picture last time, unfortunately that one died but we now have a new one.

Chauffeur- Lately we have employed a Chadian man to take us to and from school so that our dad can get something done!

Cold (ish)- Lately it has been raining and has been down to 26° very cold for Chad we even considered putting a jumper on! Unfortunately this only lasted for about 2 hours after that it got hot again!Also soon it will be the rainy season which is apparently a lot cooler and muddier!

Comprends- Understand in French, we are starting to do more and more of that!

Conge- Is the French word for holidays which are coming up soon we will be off from July to September! Also we have got 1 week off as the older children are doing tests, so could you send us a time for Skype please!

Cook- We have got a Chadian cook here who is called Rebecca she is cooking us Chadian food like boule! Also once she won a cooking competition and got a medal so we have a first class cook!

Hope you like our blog and everything is ok in England sorry we haven’t blogged for a while-been busy! Please post a comment so we know what you think!

Ruth and Rebecca