My morning was pretty interesting to say the least. First, mama casually dropped the news that
Delke has malaria. Second, I got hit by
a car (not very hard, I’m okay! And it
was bound to happen at some point).
When I woke up, mama asked me how my night was and if I
slept okay. I told her I slept well and
asked how her night was. She responded:
“It was okay, but Delke is sick. He has
malaria.” I was not expecting that. “Yeah, but that’s just part of the lifestyle
here” she said. I felt so bad and didn’t really
know how to respond. I went into the
bedroom and Adrienne looked just as shocked as I was as she asked, “Did mama
just say Delke has malaria??” Later on I
found out that Delke gets malaria once a year.
After having tea and getting dressed, Adrienne and I began
our walk to school. We were walking
behind a car that was turning right out of a driveway, and all of the sudden
the car backed up into me. I was
carrying a purse on my side, and that got hit first. But I got some dirt on my elbow! Hahhaa. Well, I guess it’s not really a haha
statement... but in retrospect, it is kind of funny. So yeah, that happened.
In class today, we finished working on our concept map and
we submitted a list of stakeholders and potential interview subjects to the
teachers. After, we completed a
stakeholder analysis chart and had the rest of class to research. For lunch, Ume, Becca, and I got fruit from
one of the restaurants on campus and brought it back to the courtyard. I had a whole mango (which was pretty good, but
not as good as in the Philippines).
After class, four of us attempted to do insanity but we
ended up stopping midway and resorting to an ab workout combined with a chat
sesh. I also felt pretty dizzy for some
reason and was pretty exhausted all day, so I was not in the mood to workout.
When I walked home, Adrienne was outside playing with the
kids so I joined for a little bit. Mama
left to go and have a beer (even though Delke was home sick), and Adrienne
and I stayed outside until she was home.
I was holding Yackie (not sure how to spell it but it’s pronounced
Jackie with a Y), one of the babies, and mama goes: “Oh, you
have a baby! Rachel come to
Tanzania. Rachel get baby.” Mama was a little drunk I think…
Taken from inside of my mosquito net! |
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