Monday, October 27, 2014

3 months gone in a blink

It's strange to think that I've been in Namibia for over 3 months.  So I figured I would talk a little about my what my life has been like through lists.
  Things I can't believe:
            I'm in Africa
           That it's just starting to be summer here
           There could be this much sand
           Thorns could go through your shoe
           Red meat is really cheap
           Chicken is expensive
Things I love
            The people
            The weather
            That I'm in Africa
            The resources my school has
             How curious everyone is about why I am here
             The bread
Things I dislike
             The constant, tiring marriage proposals
             The bugs
             The assumption that I speak Africaans
             All of the down time I have right now before teaching in January
             Fellow Co-worker actions
Things I've done
             Eaten goat face
             Jumped off a dam
             Moved to a new place
             Learned (more like learning) a new language
             hitch hike to my shopping town and back
Things I want to do
            Go sand boarding
            Start a computer lab
            Go to traditional events
            Join Peace Corps. committees
            Have American holiday parties when I teach
            Start a pen pal system with an American school
           Start a girls club
           Adjust my schools punishment system
Places I want to visit
           Cape Town
            The beach in Cape Town where I can swim with penguins
            Caprivi Region
           Etosha National Park
           Swakomund
           Zanzibar or Madagascar
           Victoria Falls (again)
           Chobe National Park (again)
Things I miss
           Chinese Food 
           Cook Out
           Lemonade
          Washing machines and dryers
           Running hot water
           Cable
           Seeing movies at movie theaters
Things that are surprisingly difficult to buy in town
            Tomatoes
            Cheese (can't buy it at all in town)
            Peppers
            Fruit
            Water
Things I do in my free time
             Read
            Watch movies/ TV on my laptop
             Work out 
             Make friendship bracelets
             Cook
            Walk to the store
My life here is good.  I'm slowly making this place feel like home.
  
           
      

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