Andrew's language teacher parents 26 children in an orphanage. One of his little girls has not been able to get into school yet, so she's home most of the day by herself. We took her to the zoo to see the elephant.
Andrew giving Nisa a lift to the zoo. . .
This is our little family. . . two guinea pigs and two rabbits. The rabbits we acquired intentionally as wonderful little pets for me (Andrew always threatens to eat them, but I think he secretly likes them as much as I do). Their names are Thompson (the black one) and Stella (the white one). We named them in faith that their sexes would match their names and we just found out this week that we do indeed have a boy and a girl. That works out great for the names, but we're a little worried about their procreative powers. We might be youtubing "how to neuter your rabbit at home."
When we first bought the rabbits we didn't have a cage for them, so we kept them in a box. Our friends offered us their cage (and resident guinea pigs) so they are all living together on our porch. We were afraid the 2 pound guinea pigs were going to beat up on the bunnies when we added these two new housemates, but instead the 100 gram bunnies seemed to rule the roost. The rabbits are growing quickly, so another cage is in the works and we may send the pigs back to their original home. They aren't as endearing as the rabbits, and it is hard to spend time with this many animals amidst our language study schedule and other activities. I never wanted guinea pigs (and Andrew thinks they are ugly), but it has been fun having them for a while.
These are our darling little bunnies when we first got them. We purchased them from Indian pet venders who fill wire cages with rabbits and birds and try to sell them at exorbant prices. We were first told we had to pay 850 rupees for one rabbit--we ended up with both for 500 rupees (about $7). They were starved, probably taken from their mother too early, but fluffy and adorable. Here they are in their first home--a cardboard box.
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We love seeing your updates!! We missed you guys last week at Phase 4. THANK YOU for supporting us. We are humbled and thankful! You're in our pra...s.
You have pets! I'm so jealous!! I am always so happy to see your updates and learn a little more about your new life. Miss you! In other news, we may have a house. Will send an update soon but keep us in your thoughts. :)
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