Short phone call from Corie 4/10/10

A short phone call with Corie tonight...short because her phone battery was running out. She has a cough and a cold, but otherwise seems ok. She's anxious as her eco-tourism project is lagging a bit and tourist are due to start later this month. The hotel told her they are booked full thru June. She's also been given another award....honorary soccer team captain! It seems that there are many boys on the poor side of town (where Corie also lives) that don't go school for a variety of reasons: not enough money, flunked the 3rd grade, need to watch the cattle or otherwise help out the household during the day. So the last time she was in the PC office in Tana, the capital, she noticed a box full of soccer jerseys and a ball, so she arranged to bring those back to her village. Needless to say the boys were thrilled and immediately started making a field and want her to come to every game! That's it for now.