Good afternoon students, teachers, ladies, gentlemen and the little people in the back...
Today I'd like to talk to you about how my volunteer day went, how aloe vera helped me through some heated moments, and why Japanese food deserves a golden star out here in Dar.
As a young child I always had a dream... a dream that soon became my reality here in Dar. I have always wanted to find a myth... and today is the day I found that myth! Productivity in Dar es Salaam. If anyone tells you they were being productive.... first question you need to ask is: "Are you in Dar es Salaam?" If the answer is yes you know their previous statement is not true and its an illusion. You do not believe me? pfft... you bring me the guys from MythBusters and we can talk...
So I forgot to mention to you on my Zanzibar trip I got sliiiiightly burnt on my back while snorkeling. oops!! Thankfully I have dear intern friends who aloe me all day er' day! All good! I <3 aloe vera! Saves me from myself.
So at work today we were expecting a productive day. It does not hurt to have expectations... as long as you do not actually expect them to happen. I can appreciate hard work.... and I can accept that bosses do not show up to work all day. I actually love hard work, truly! This lack of productivity has been my #1 most frustrating part of the culture to adapt to. I have accepted it... it is all good now. Not really, but I can deal!
We went for lunch with Nikki and Olive to the Japanese restaurant again and I got this cold noodle veggie dish that was heavenly. Truthfully, I have never tasted a more delicious dish in a long time! On the way back I learned some good information that will help to save me a few hours every Monday! I can buy all my internet time at one time and just activate 7500 at a time and all of it can be loaded by meeeee. Oh happy day! It is like the clouds had cleared, the rain and stopped and the heavens opened up! Okay... maybe not that exciting, but I was happy to save myself a lot of time and do something for myself.
Other than volunteering and lunch, I did not get up to much. I mean, we went home and did the whole dinner thing, socializing and to be honest.... sleep. Sleep is so important out here because the heat tires you out really quickly, so if you do not get enough sleep you could end up passing out unintentionally. Not really my cup of tea...
I wonder what tomorrow holds for me... I'd like to think productivity...
Today I'd like to talk to you about how my volunteer day went, how aloe vera helped me through some heated moments, and why Japanese food deserves a golden star out here in Dar.
As a young child I always had a dream... a dream that soon became my reality here in Dar. I have always wanted to find a myth... and today is the day I found that myth! Productivity in Dar es Salaam. If anyone tells you they were being productive.... first question you need to ask is: "Are you in Dar es Salaam?" If the answer is yes you know their previous statement is not true and its an illusion. You do not believe me? pfft... you bring me the guys from MythBusters and we can talk...
So I forgot to mention to you on my Zanzibar trip I got sliiiiightly burnt on my back while snorkeling. oops!! Thankfully I have dear intern friends who aloe me all day er' day! All good! I <3 aloe vera! Saves me from myself.
So at work today we were expecting a productive day. It does not hurt to have expectations... as long as you do not actually expect them to happen. I can appreciate hard work.... and I can accept that bosses do not show up to work all day. I actually love hard work, truly! This lack of productivity has been my #1 most frustrating part of the culture to adapt to. I have accepted it... it is all good now. Not really, but I can deal!
We went for lunch with Nikki and Olive to the Japanese restaurant again and I got this cold noodle veggie dish that was heavenly. Truthfully, I have never tasted a more delicious dish in a long time! On the way back I learned some good information that will help to save me a few hours every Monday! I can buy all my internet time at one time and just activate 7500 at a time and all of it can be loaded by meeeee. Oh happy day! It is like the clouds had cleared, the rain and stopped and the heavens opened up! Okay... maybe not that exciting, but I was happy to save myself a lot of time and do something for myself.
Other than volunteering and lunch, I did not get up to much. I mean, we went home and did the whole dinner thing, socializing and to be honest.... sleep. Sleep is so important out here because the heat tires you out really quickly, so if you do not get enough sleep you could end up passing out unintentionally. Not really my cup of tea...
I wonder what tomorrow holds for me... I'd like to think productivity...
So, I am FINALLY caught up with your blog! :)
ReplyDeleteYour time at the orphanage sounds amazing, and the pictures are all so beautiful! I can't wait to see more when you're back home!
I hope you're able to be a little more productive in the coming days :)
Love you, Em