There are many things I love and others I dislike about Africa. I figured I would list them to help organize my thoughts.
Love: not needing heat or AC in your house.
Hate: being drenched in sweat as soon as you walk outside.
Love: all of the wildlife
Hate: sharing my shower or bed with the wildlife
Love: the pace of life
Hate: when the pace of life interferes with the best laid plans
Love: how people wave and children smile to see you
Hate: how many of the children have bloated bellies indicating malnutrition and put there hands out asking for money (which they do need)
Love: the scenery
Hate: how long it takes to make it from point a to point b, but at least the scenery is nice.
Love: that everyone walks as their primary mode of transportation
Hate: that you cannot walk at night because a few wayward bandits ruin it for everyone else
Love: that people are trying hard to offer good healthcare to the people of Malawi
Hate: that it so often falls short
Love: The Samosa lady who comes to sell her yummy food around 11 every day in the Main Theatre staff lounge
Hate: being indoors 7:30a-4pm while in Africa.
Love: the deep rich accents
Hate: having to ask 2-4 times what a person said even tho it's in English, I feel dumb
Love: riding the minibus to work
Hate: riding the minibus to work
Love: living in Africa
Hate: being away from Carl and home for this long
We love the experience you are gaining.
ReplyDeleteWe hate that you are away for so long.
Dave/Dad
Getting caught up on your posts - sounds like an amazing experience -thanks for taking the time to share it!!
ReplyDeletePrayers for you - daily. Thank you for sharing your experiences with your land-locked friends. Kids @ church are working on the SPLASH water wells project ($635 toward $2 G), but if you know of other needs, please let us know. Middle school youth were amazed that our church family Peace Corps member, Alyssa in Mali has a sustainable project we could give $220 to provide a literacy project for 200 adults. We guessed that the yearly educational expenses represented in our room that day were $40,000 or more (not including my son's senior year at Adrian - graduation in April). Love to you and energy for your important work. Daphne
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