Interview with Madison

This is an interview of Madison Rose Combs. One of the most interesting and wonderful 10 year olds in the world. I am going to ask you several questions about yourself so we can all get to know you better. Okay, let's get started.

What is your name?
Madison

How old are you?
10

Where do you live?

Tanzania

Do you have any pets?
No.

Who do you like to play with?
Dain, Grace, Kainaat

Anybody else? What about Brandon?
Yes

What is your favorite Cereal?
Trix

What is your favorite vegetable?
corn

What is your favorite drink?
Coke

What is your favorite snack?
Um,, I like……let’s see……You don’t have to type everything I say……….

Yes, I do. This is an interview.
umm…….I don’t know…ICE CREAM!

What is your favorite toy?

That’s a hard one. I don’t really have any toys. They’re in the crate. Oh! Monopoly!

What is your favorite book?
My favorite book is………I don’t know…..um…..(long pause)…..Junie B. Jones books

What is your favorite restaurant?

Chili’s. I wish I were at Chili’s.

What is your favorite holiday?
My birthday. No wait! Halloween.

Why Halloween?
You get to dress up

What is your favorite animal?

dogs

If you could change your name to anything, what would you change it to?
Jessie

Why Jessie?
It’s a pretty name.

What do you love about your Dad?

He loves me. He makes me laugh

What do you love about your Mom?
She goes shopping with me.

Where would you like to go on vacation this year?
America

What is your number one wish for this year?
To speak Swahili

What is your favorite TV show?
Hannah Montana (duh!)

Thank you for your interview Miss Madison Combs. I appreciate your time.
Good. Can I play on the computer now?

Interview with Brandon

I read about this interview idea on a friend's blog. (Thanks Dawn!) I thought it was great and would be fun for everyone. The idea is that you do it every year and see how much it changes.

Ok, you ready to get started? This is an interview of Brandon Wesley Combs. One of the most interesting and wonderful 8 year olds in the world. I am going to ask you several questions about yourself so we can all get to know you better. Okay, let's get started.

What is your name?

Brandon

How old are you?

8

Where do you live?


Africa

Where in Africa?
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Do you have any pets?

No.

Who do you like to play with?

Jacob ( a friend at school)

Anybody else? What about Madison?
NO! ( really, he does like to play with Madison, but shhhhh! Don’t tell anyone!)

What is your favorite Cereal?

Trix

What is your favorite vegetable?Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Anything? Any vegetable at all?
No.

What is your favorite drink?
Coke

What is your favorite snack?

Hmmmmmmmm……….(so many to choose from)……………………………………

What is your favorite toy?


TV

That’s not really a toy. Think of a toy.
Airplanes. How long is this gonna take?

What is your favorite book? Stop pushing the buttons!
The Bible

What is your favorite restaurant?


The Slipway (where we go for pizza)

What is your favorite holiday?

Ah! Christmas!

Why do you like Christmas so much?

Presents! Because I got my rifle. 17g

What is your favorite animal?


Cape Buffalo

If you could change your name to anything, what would you change it to?

Timothy

Why Timothy?
It’s a cool name.

What do you love about your Dad?


Awwwww This is so easy. He works right across the yard.

So you like having your dad close by?
Uh-huh!

What do you love about your Mom?

Ok………this is hard……

Why is it hard??
My dad is much better.

WHAT?? Are you kidding me????!!!?!?!?
Nope

You better think of something or I’m gonna cry.
Ok. She’s my teacher.

Anything else?
I’m done with this stupid interview.

Oh, no you’re not. Not until you think of something nice to say about me.
(giggling) She’s a perfect hugger. Is that good enough?

Dork.
*laughs*

Where would you like to go on vacation this year?

America

What is your number one wish for this year?

I don’t have one.

What is your favorite TV show?

SpongeBob SquarePants

Thank you for your interview Mr Brandon Combs. I appreciate your time. You can go now.
Finally.

Lushoto, TZ

A few weeks ago we decided we needed to escape the heat, so we spent a weekend in Lushoto, TZ. (Lushoto is on the way to Kilimanjaro) It was much cooler there, less humid, and a much needed break from the city. Enjoy the pics......

The mountains are so much bigger in person. Pictures just dont do them justice!

Watch out for monkeys!

View from our hotel

Same view, different angle

Yikes! That's a big drop!

Brandon & Madison

Heading up to Irente View Cliff

Ok, this next pic may freak out the grandmothers a bit. Over the edge is a 1500ft drop.........

Happy family :-)

A home near the hotel

Small church in Lushoto

This grasshopper was about 3 inches long. No, we did not eat him!

We went on a 20 minute hike to get to this waterfall.

When I took this pic, I didn't realize Brandon was giving Madison bunny ears!

Strike a pose!

Brandon, at the hotel

Picnic on the cliff

Mom! Stop taking pictures!

Again, pictures don't do it justice.....

Can you see the little town below?

Brandon, on the balcony

Veiw from our balcony. Isn't God amazing? We sat for maybe 2 hours just watching the scenery change with the passing rain.

The end of another beautiful day in Africa

The next morning, we found this huge moth on the steps.

Tea plantation on the way home

More Zanzibar pics....

Beautiful water

Pat and Madison

Girl in the window

Zanzibar sunset

Stonetown

Muslim woman in Stonetown

Weird, sqiggly tree

Brandon, holding some kind of fruit.....I forget what it is!

Zanzibar

Here are some pictures from our trip to Zanzibar:

Madison, waiting for takeoff

Yes, that's Pat in the cockpit. I told him he better not touch anything! :-)

Flying over Dar

A tiny island off the coast

Tanzania coast

Little Muslim girls wading in the flooded street

Took this while we were waiting to ride the dhow to the sandbar

View of Zanzibar from the sandbar. Thankfully, it wasn't raining on us!

More beach.....