Life in the Slow lane

SO, I wake up this morning and my dog, Pepper, is freaking out and barking at Billy the Goat. Billy is the most disgusting, ugly, and oldest goat I've ever seen, and I was freaking out because I thought that there was something wrong. After that I go back in the bed (now 3am) and I hear a weird noise on my roof...turns out my house has a chicken nest right above my room....fantastic!

Speaking of my house - I'm currently looking for a new one. Right now I am living in a house that is next to my organization, but I have no privacy at all. Everyday there are constantly ppl around - and even on a saturday I try to sit outside under my mango tree or on my veranda, and I find ppl THERE...just there. The area around my house is used for town meetings, my org's events, everything. Even the smallest task of taking a bath requires there to be nobody around. I'm just not comfortable walking out in my towel or capulana while going to take a bath with a million eyes watching me. I already get stared at no matter what I'm doing anyway! Bottom line is, I want to be comfortable where I'm going to be living - after all I am here for two years. Hopefully, my request to get a new house will be approved. If not - I don't know what the next step will be.

Random things -

1. I learned 5 new words in Changana, the local language, this week. I'm pretty good at it.

2. someone came to my house and took all of the water out of my buckets that took 20 minutes to fill....happens

3. I cried last night for about 20 minutes....then played songs from Rihanna's album and felt like a new person.

4. I bought some REALLY cute shoes down in Maputo....absolutely love this city!

5. My birthday is coming up! I'm planning a beach party....its gonna be fun. you're invited.



I've been a lil stressed as of lately, but its friday and I am going to enjoy the weekend. Work at the preschool has begun and I'm enjoying that. Even when I wake up super stressed, I am happy to see the lil children playing and smiling. Its something about children that make me smile. The kids here are so smart, but just dont have the resources to learn better - but - that's why I'm here, right? Hopefully the preschool will receive money for pencils, notebooks, and desks. They do have a meal everyday which is good, but other than that their materials are limited. The children sit on a mat on the floor, and write in the sand with sticks. So I'm working hard to push for money and assistance - they deserve it!

As for now, its boiling hot in this internet cafe, so I'm up n outta here. Time to eat a hamburger and a cold sprite. Why do I always end my blogs talking about food? I eat a lot. It keeps me happy.

Ciao amigos...ate luego!