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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