Today was a long day. The real plus was that I got a bunch
of compliments on my TZ jersey/an extra big piece of chicken at lunch. Michelle
had a pretty serious reaction to her mefloquin and ended up vomiting/having
chest pains. I went into the bathroom to see if I could do anything to help and
five minutes after she finished puking, I ended up getting sick, too. I am not
sure if it was because I heard her puke, or just coincidental, but I have been
having major abdominal pain today and ended up losing the greater part of my
lunch. I also didn’t feel well yesterday, so who knows. In any case, we spent a
long time lying outside while everyone else talked about the first three months
at site.
Another tragic thing happened today: my ring broke.
Definitely not worth the 5000 shillings, though I really did like it while it
lasted. One of the two bands is still on my finger, but the other one broke and
ended up scratching me pretty badly before snapping itself into two sad little
pieces. I am bummed about it, but the one my mom bought in the states should be
coming in the mail soon. Hopefully that lasts a little bit better.
My bags are being picked up tomorrow at 8 am. This has been
causing me a dilemma since I had planned to do laundry tomorrow morning. Either
I will not get to go to town tomorrow (we are doing this
go-around-to-all-the-host-families-thing in the afternoon), or I will have to
do laundry in Dar in my bathroom and hope my things dry. I am going to ATTEMPT
to do laundry before 9:00 am and get the best of both worlds, but we will see
if that really works out. We are leaving for Dar at 8:00 on Sunday morning from
the CCT. I am excited to be swearing in soon!
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