Yesterday started as a very lazy day. I woke up at 7 and puttered around for a couple hours. I was really bored with nothing to do; maybe I’ve been taking my buddy Jovin for granted. I finally got moving with some chores and tasks around 9. At noon I got picked up to go […]

The lack of sleep wasn’t very bad yesterday. I normally get 7 to 8 hours, so I was nervous to be running off of 5ish hours. The bus route in the morning was a good wake up. I normally have breakfast at home, but the school serves a breakfast every day as well. For the

Busy busy yesterday. We started off by missing the bus. I got into an argument with Jovin that we needed to walk to school, but he said he wasn’t allowed to walk. I thought this was him being lazy and upset, but in fact he was right and we ended up getting driven by his

Every day feels as though it is a landmark. Nearly 3 weeks in Africa and I still can’t believe it. I often find myself day dreaming about the stories I will tell 50 years from now about this experience. And then I realize how large a portion of my adventure is still ahead of me!

Ahhh. Another good day. I feel I’m finally settling in. Although I don’t have a good routine, there’s some semblance of structure to my days. Yesterday stressed me out a bit at first because we were late getting to school, but once there I had a semi-schedule. Pius wanted me to continue working on the

Yesterday was the start of a new school week. I had a hard time getting up; I felt super tired and wanted to go back to bed. I think it was the first time I’ve done this, but I set another alarm and slept 20 more minutes. Unfortunately I woke up groggier than before. Once

I went back to church yesterday. It wasn’t as exciting or impressive as I remembered; I think the novelty has worn off. It felt like a waste of time, especially because I couldn’t understand anything being said. The rest of the day was very mellow, everybody was doing chores and intermittently resting. John, Lucas’ oldest

Aye aye aye. Yesterday was a long day. I knew I was going to school to mark papers and input them into the grade book, but I didn’t know how long it would take. I woke up early, willing to go walking, because I thought it would be a relaxing day. Got back, did laundry

Another walk this morning. And on a Saturday! I thought I might sleep in, but no, I got to breathe some fresh air and see the sunrise! Yesterday was similar to Thursday: more exams, and I stayed after school for a while extra. It was a long day. I went with the morning bus route;

Two weeks away from home already?!?! The shine hasn’t worn off yet. I wake up a bit confused about my environment everyday, still, but I once I realize where I am I become so happy and grateful. Yesterday was full and fun. The kids have “opening exams”, or baseline tests that serve as a yardstick