Eljay,

I enjoy reading your posts with all your enthusiasm you have. It is very enjoyable to read.

I agree about how the sports bring people together just like the olympics. I lived in Los Angeles when we had the summer olympics there & was on vacation in Wyoming when they had the winter olympics in Salt Lake City (drove through that town on the way to our vacation condo). The looking forward excitement of the events are really much of the joy along with the enjoyment of the competitions.

I am looking forward to our World Equestrian Games that are being held in the City (Lexington Kentucky) near where I live now. I can say that all of the building & road work trying to get prepared for the event is actually a nightmare for those of us living here during the preparation as there has never been anything like that held here before. The exciting part is that they are taking 1000's of volunteers from those of us living around here.....& I will be volunteering for the floral arrangements & the plantings that will be used to decorate all the equestrian events......that is adding to the excitement for many of us around here......so I can relate very well to how you are feeling.

Really enjoy reading your posts.....keep on keeping us informed.

The neighbors that bought the farm next to my farm the same summer I purchased my farm are from South Africa & speak Afrikaans (sp?) It is a very beautiful sounding language & they are very nice neighbors....they are into the saddlebred horse training business which I guess is rather popular in South Africa also.

Enjoy your couch & relaxing while watching the games. I was going to say, try to stay cool, but realized that it is the end of your fall there so you must be getting cooler weather which will be great for all the energy that everyone will be putting out not only playing, but cheering on the teams.

It is sad when the poverty sees the wealth & sets crime going at times like this. I am sure that the horrible state of the economy throughout the world is only making the poverty worse & magnifying how bad it. Hopefully, the good will outshine the bad & there will be some stories of good things happening to balance out the bad in the views of the foreigners that come to visit.

Looking forward to hearing more updates.