janse introduced me to the following hilarious and useful instructional mp3 on how to speak english if you are afrikaans.
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what i really need is a guide for communication with americans*.
* disclaimer: some of my best friends are american. for real. dude!
the big kids and i headed out with chris to the desert on thursday.
we spent the night at the harmony motel [*] where bono and the lads stayed when they were working on the joshua tree album.
the next two days were spent climbing, hiking and enjoying the magic that is joshua tree…
there were 35 kids this year!
on the first day phoebe was very lucky to find an old leather treasure map hidden in the rocks.
it took the kids about half a day to orient themselves on the map and then we went on an epic treasure hunt!
fun times all around 
here are some photos:
part 1 – road trip, harmony and night photos…
part 2 – rocks, climbing, hiking, fun.
treasure hunt in the desert
hanging out around the fire
[*not only is the harmony motel awesome, it is also owned by a south african, you can't go wrong!]
