Sun burning its way through the chilly air. Watermelon season soon. Legs de-furred. These are all excellent things.
But the Most Excellent Aspect of today is that there are Other Volunteers at what I've come to think of as My volunteer center! Been waiting for this period for four weeks!!
I seriously could not stomach the idea of another long night without electricity (Nepal runs on hydropower, it's dry season now, also avoiding "the grid" from melting blah blah blah. And the government sells spare power we don't have to India.), reading by head lamp and trying to fight the overwhelming power of melatonin until at leeeast..eight thirty.... So I am glad! Gladder than gays and lesbians against defamation (wince). More gleeful than a group of high school singers dressed by Claire's and Gap. Happier than, um, a bunch of penguins tap dancing.
Anyway.
So I had another round of food poisoning, which I'm tempted just to call poisoning, cause I have no idea where it's coming from. Hopefully my body will just follow the 'everything happens in threes' rule on this front, cause this last bout was preetttty awful! Soon I'll hear from the clinic whether it was caused by bacteria or whether I have a parasite living inside me *pukes*. I almost wish it was the parasite option though, cause then I wouldn't feel like I was somehow ingesting every bug in the vicinity! But it really is kind of inevitable here, I think, considering that there are so many people in the city, coughing up nasty gooey stuff (and then spitting it virtually anywhere) is common practise, and we all wash in water contaminated enough to be warned not to open our mouths in the shower.
I guess with other volunteers living and eating alongside me, I'll be able to see whether I'm just a dirty bird or an innocent germ magnet.
But the Most Excellent Aspect of today is that there are Other Volunteers at what I've come to think of as My volunteer center! Been waiting for this period for four weeks!!
I seriously could not stomach the idea of another long night without electricity (Nepal runs on hydropower, it's dry season now, also avoiding "the grid" from melting blah blah blah. And the government sells spare power we don't have to India.), reading by head lamp and trying to fight the overwhelming power of melatonin until at leeeast..eight thirty.... So I am glad! Gladder than gays and lesbians against defamation (wince). More gleeful than a group of high school singers dressed by Claire's and Gap. Happier than, um, a bunch of penguins tap dancing.
Anyway.
So I had another round of food poisoning, which I'm tempted just to call poisoning, cause I have no idea where it's coming from. Hopefully my body will just follow the 'everything happens in threes' rule on this front, cause this last bout was preetttty awful! Soon I'll hear from the clinic whether it was caused by bacteria or whether I have a parasite living inside me *pukes*. I almost wish it was the parasite option though, cause then I wouldn't feel like I was somehow ingesting every bug in the vicinity! But it really is kind of inevitable here, I think, considering that there are so many people in the city, coughing up nasty gooey stuff (and then spitting it virtually anywhere) is common practise, and we all wash in water contaminated enough to be warned not to open our mouths in the shower.
I guess with other volunteers living and eating alongside me, I'll be able to see whether I'm just a dirty bird or an innocent germ magnet.
Hi Scotti...just wanted to say hi and let you know I will be checking in to read! I hope maybe you find a routine that works for your students! I will be cheering in you on from far away! Love Aunt J
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