I made it!
These last two mornings I have woken up with the same feeling I do when I am at home... Then I realize I am in Africa. It has not yet failed to make me laugh for like ten minutes.
The base here is amazing. We drove here and I was greeted by (approximately) a billion kids. The food here is actually pretty good. I was prepared for the worst, but so far I have had chicken and bread and rice. I had sugar, but crazy ants got it (not american kind, african kind. If the american kinds are little babies, the kind here are crackheads). The only thing that has weirded me so far is when I tried to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night and about a dozen roaches were on it.
Sorry I am kind of delirious right now from the travel, and maybe from the food or climate, so I might not make much sense...
I had a really good time with all of the kids yesterday, a huge crowd of them gathered around me, and one made a face at me, so I made a face back. That is when they became my followers to the death. Not really, but they pretty much regard anything I tell them to do as the best thing ever. Yesterday about 75 of them and me had a huge dancing/singing/beatboxing and rapping party for like 2 hours.
I am also having a hard time with people understanding me. Here are a couple sample conversations that show how most communication goes:
Me: How are you?
Anton: Yes
Me: Cool
Cook (Running into my room): Do the chickens carry you???
Me: I think so
Cook: GOOD!
Me (speaking to my roommate, named "Evangelist Tamkar"): So what do you think is peoples main problem here?
Tamkar: The bible says in Isaiah 61: "The spirit of God is upon me to preach to the poor!"
Me: Awesome!
The reason for the title is that people say "yes" to most things I ask.
Me: Where can I get some clean water?
Cook: Yes
Me: Can I drink this water?
Anton: Yes
Me: Really? Are you sure?
Anton: No
So anyway, I am having a good time so far. Yesterday i was mainly resting, but today I am going to visit one of the school churches, and getting a sim card for my phone.
I will get back on later in the week, and hopefully not be so clueless.
Justin
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4 comments:
So funny. Those kids have probably never seen anything like you, red- headed and crazy! And if I were you, I wouldn't drink too much before bed...just let the roaches have the toilet to themselves during the nights...
HAHA!
you are a good blogger
Bahahaha! Thats so funny....
Sounds extraordinary.
Wow, that sounds so fun. all kids are always so drawn to you, i guess its probably what mom said. haha, i was just thinking... at least their not all saying no :D
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