Written January 15, 2013
Morning all!
Well I’m back into the swing of things, as they say. Went to
the hospital yesterday morning, was there until about noon doing work (helping
organize and file paperwork – thrilling stuff), and then I went to Acomuza to
hash out my schedule for this month.
Walked around town for a bit, of course hung out with Dona
Julia for a while – all of this was going on while it was torrential down
pouring. . . .ahh rainy season! Gotta love it!
So because it was rainy and crappy outside, I decided to
make myself busy inside my house. I changed my sheets, having just bought new
pretty purple ones in South Africa (yay!), re-arranged my mosquito net –Ceu (my
dog) likes to sleep under my bed, especially when its rainy, so I have started
tucking up my net around the edges of my bed to allow him easy entrance to his
cave haha – and some other general housekeeping things.
I wanted to wash laundry, but that’s impossible seeing as I
have no place to dry my clothes. . . damn rainy season! Luckily people here
don’t judge you if you wear the same thing two days in a row, so I’m safe for a
while!
Later, I did a great yoga workout. Moz 18 is starting this
“Mozational Fitness Challenge” (if you say mozational right, it sounds like
Moz, Motivational and 18 all together). Its going to run from January 19 to
August 19, around the time of our mid-service conference, and our one year mark
as PCV’s. it’s a great way to support and motivate each other, using Google
Docs, we have a Group Workout Tracker, that we record our number of weekly
workouts, comments, healthy recipies, workout photos etc. That way we can share
and motivate even from a far distance!
The wonders of technology.
My peace corps experience in some ways is nothing like what
I expected it to be. I was fully ready to live in a reed house, with a pit
latrine in a small community – yes. But I was also expecting to be a bit more
“disconnected” from the western world. . . at first I was disappointed, no that’s not the right word. .
. disillusioned perhaps? That I wouldn’t have the same experience as some
friends and family did in past years/experiences. But now I’m realizing the
beauty of this communication – I can share my experiences with you all at home
so much easier, when people come to visit planning and organizing is also much
easier, getting information for organizations, project ideas, staying in touch
with fellow pcv’s its all so much easier. I’m not saying that I wouldn’t one day
like to just unplug from it all and hang out somewhere with my own thoughts,
but for now, I am very happy that I can be in contact with friends and family,
on this continent and others.
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