being happy over here doesn't belong to happiness; it's from the sickness of being bored of sadness
Read MoreThe electricity remains spotty in the village - mostly on, but periodic outages - so getting together in a place with reliable lights (and heat!) is a luxury.
Read MoreIt's exciting to be part of it all, but with the impending war, it seems like this area will fall silent for a while as far as the outside world is concerned.
Read MoreThis is truly worrying. Not only do we need electricity for such a big chunk of our work - internet, emails, etc., and not only do we, like everyone else, need electricity to keep a lot of food from spoiling, but our building is set-up so that an electric generator refills the water tanks on the roof. Once they empty, if there's no electricity, there's no water.
Read MoreElizabeth accompanied the tenth graders on their class picnic where they enjoyed the beautiful sunshine, singing and playing, and teaching each other the dance to the "Ketchup Song".
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