Libby's Ride for World Health: June 2006

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Fun on the River...

Today was a lovely afternoon - after hitting up the "Hair Cuttery" (brilliant name!), Pamela & I met up with the crew for an afternoon of river fun: tireswing, swimming, wakeboarding behind Max's jetski, and as usual, a little guitar accompaniment. I'll be a little sad to leave here in the morning, but I'm excited to go to Gesundheit to do something productive. I've been doing waaay too much sleeping in here!

Tireswing + Potomac River = Happy

Soul Sisters

"Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River..." - actually, the Shenandoah's about 7 miles away... but close enough.

Pamela in perfect geometric form

Summer evenings...

Pamela's parents left today for 6 weeks in Chile (Papa Scorza is advising the Chilean government on GMO stuff), so last night we enjoyed a nice dinner with them. Carl came over and we had pizza and gorgonzola pear salad, then moved inside as it cooled off for some acoustic delight and a rousing game of "THINGS: Humour in a box", a game that has prompt cards such as "Things you would like to say to the Pope". You write down your answer on a slip of paper, pass it to the dealer, who reads them all out loud, and then the players have to guess whose response belongs to who. Among the best responses to the above question: "Guten morgan", "Does the pope sh*t in the woods?", and my personal favorite, "Suck it".

Good times with the river rafting crew...

Sunday night we went to a party at the Blue Ridge Outfitters, the river rafting business where Carl works with friends Max, Benny, Ty, and others. We sat around the bonfire with bluegrass blasting from the sound system, and played cards using an upside-down raft as a table (brilliant!).

Emma & me - Carl let me wear his new "party animal" hat, a steal at $1!

Ty, Emma, & me, playing cards

Pamela & Carl: ridiculously cute.

Wingman goes to Market...

Pamela took Wingman and I to the Farmers' market in Shepherdstown (where she lives) on Saturday. Shepherdstown itself is pretty darn cute... lots of colonial style storefronts. We opted for chocolate-covered strawberries rather than fresh produce... afterward, I bought some "HALT" dog-repellent in anticipation of upcoming riding adventures -- dogs, after all, are the scariest part of riding!

Flashback: Meeting up with friends in DC, May 22nd

Eli, me, Pamela, & her dear boyfriend Carl got together while R4WH was in town for some food and catching up. They're my buds from studying in Ecuador, minus Carl, who's my bud for being an awesome river rafting guide/bartender/musician in West Virginia.

LOVE WINS.

Sweetest bumper sticker ever.

Wingman does D.C.

I met an inspiring man named Jay - an angel, really - standing in front of the White House who asked to take my picture with his signs. I insisted Wingman be in the photo and we got to talking about Ride For World Health. His kind encouragement came at a moment I really needed it... I only had about 20 bucks and was nervous about getting to West Virginia, where my replacement ATM card was waiting at Pam's house. Nonetheless, the brief soul connection we had lifted my spirits. Please visit his blog about his 24/7 vigil in front of the White House until we take action in Darfur:

http://www.standwithdarfurwhitehouse.blogspot.com

We just need to show our congress people that we SUPPORT this kind of intervention and that we will stand behind them in the decision to SAVE DARFUR. Did you see "Hotel Rwanda"? Did your jaw drop at the inaction of those who had the resources to stop the genocide? This is happening right now. Let's wake up and do something.