106

Thursday 

Day 3 in the house. 

I no longer think I have a problem. I know it.  

I don't want to be in the outside world. It also doesn't make it any better that my counterpart is away in a neighboring district and so hasn't been at the office. 

When she isn't there I'm not quite sure what to do. Neither is anyone else sure what to do with me. 

And so here I am making serious headway on Dexter. Thank you computer and electricity for staying on these past few days. I'm not sure what I would do without you. 

105

Wednesday.

 Day 2 in the house. Dexter is getting good. 

I think I have a serious problem. Instead of being mad at me for just not showing up yesterday, my organization automatically assumed that I was sick. I ran with it. So apparently I have the shits at present. 

I'm not complaining except if I really do get the shits. Then that will be a problem. Tried to blame it on untreated water which I realize I expose myself to all the time. I'm sure that by the end of my service I will have worms and or giardia. Yay for yucky water!!!

Ok. Back to Dexter and my bed. 

104

Tuesday and I just didn't go to work. Stayed in the house all day. 

When I say all day I mean all day. Yesterday kind of killed any motivation I had to go anywhere or do anything. 

Too bad I messaged my counterpart and told her that I was just going to be late. Late then turned into I'm not coming. Too bad I didn't send a message about that. 

So I stayed in and watched episode after episode of Dexter. 

I'm not sure how healthy this is. 

103

Monday

Stakeholders meeting and I'm not sure if me and my coworker are friends. Not sure at all. 

Why is she even more late to everything than me? I don't get it. 

There is a meeting today. Why don't you tell me until the last minute? Oh and you want me to run it? Too bad I have no idea why we are meeting. 

Oh funny thing, neither did the stakeholders since it is Monday and some of them just got the email this morning since you sent it late Friday. 

What the fuck? Yes. The fuck? I'm so confused. I thought I was disorganized and shit with time. Nope. My counterpart takes the cake. 

Not only did she send out the invitation on a Friday for a Monday meeting, but she also double booked herself and showed up nearly two hours late to the meeting she called. 

Is this real life?

Also stop putting me on the spot with absolutely no background info. I can't at all be successful or contribute if you leave me in the dark. That's annoying. 

I think it's going to be a thing that happens. 

So I talk during the meeting, not sure if what I said was helpful, but I was able to meet people who I think may be helpful later on to me. 

We shall see how this whole thing goes. Please counterpart. Don't kill me. 

Day 102

Made curry twice today and ate curry leftovers for breakfast slash brunch lunch too. 

Made curry not only for myself, but also for my counterpart. My dad would be so damn proud. I'm proud. And less hungry due to my new found skills. 

Although I'm quite impressed with my new cooking skills, the kids and the girls that mind the house were not. They found my food to be too spicy. 

As soon as they saw me putting garlic and ginger in the pot they immediately turned up there noses and told me how the spice was going to be unpleasant. 

Jeniffer's children are funny. They don't speak to me, yet when they see me they scream as if I'm their favorite thing in the world. I haven't decided how I feel about the mixed messages yet. 

So I was forced to eat goat today which didn't suck, but I didn't want it so I have it to the kids. I was also given a large helping of maypole that I couldn't finish. I swear they want me to get big. 

I on the other hand have no desire to 'increase in size.'

Because she only ever sees me eat local food, my counterpart says I don't Ike food and that I must be watching my figure. I haven't the heart to tell her, nor does she listen even when I do, that I just don't really like local food, not food in general. So for my figuring watching, it watches itself. 

That's one thing I can say thank you for. So thank you Africa for all you do to decrease my waste size. 

Noted my friend. Noted.