Madagascar News October 12, 2017
The last month has been busy. Brandi and the kids went to the US for a whirlwind visit to her parents. They were helping them out for the most part, but did a have a chance a to see a few other people along the way. Today they arrived safely back in Madagascar. Although they are not yet home and I have not seen them, we are at least in the same country. Saturday, we will all travel to our annual AIM retreat where we will be reunited again. It has been a long month away from each other and everyone is ready to be reunited. While Brandi and the kids were in the US, I stayed in Madagascar and had a chance to do some focused language learning. After dropping them at the airport in Tana, I went to Antsirabe for a two-week intensive language time. It was very helpful to study with teachers who are trained to teach Malagasy and have a lot of experience teaching. I think it has proven to be very effective for my learning style. My focus will be back on Malagasy language learning for a few mont