home stretch
November 2010
so things in my house continue to be surprising, usually resulting in some sort of crisis. (part of me still thinks my house is cursed by witchcraft.) for example, last week i spent a few hours catching up on my washing. mind you, washing everything by hand by myself can take some time. i just finished hanging up my wet clean clothes on the line, walked inside my house, and hear a **phooomp** the line snapped and all my clean clothes were now lying in the mud, dirty again. i wanted to scream (as in explitives outloud very loud) but i refrained. i had to call for help (to the office). they came back with a new line that was too short. so they had to tie it with another to make it reach the trees. meanwhile i had to re-wash half of my clothes. i can’t wait to use a wash machine again!!!
i now refer to the rats and creatures in my ceiling as my 3rd story tenants. i realized something sitting during a blackout one night listening to their foot patterns on the crumbling tiles above my head. it is something HUGE with behemoth-like claws that sort of gallops and chases (catches and eats) the rats. pleasant-sounding, eh? i am convinced its a monitor lizard, which can grow to be quite large – its the only thing that can make sense that can live up there! still no hope of capturing this creature…altho by the manner it runs around above me, its just a matter time before it falls thru the ceiling. i foresee another ***phooomp*** in my future.
GOOD NEWS: i am in the home stretch of my service. i had a site visit this week and last week by my peace corps bosses. they decided that they would like to try to replace me at my site when the new trainees come earlier than usual (due to changes in the intake schedule). SO that means i will most likely be home in may instead of july. so keep your fingers crossed!
upcoming events that will make time pass quickly till then…taking the GRE november 20, hosting and attempting my first thanksgiving, christmas with the Captain, birthday in tanzania, then close of service. i think the time will go by quickly.
if you want to send me something for christmas that’s fine but it will most likely be the last chance for safe arrival due to the time length. feel free to send me OR just wait til i’m back and meet me for a nice drink…ice cream…the list could go on forever!
