So the idealistic notion of writing a blog every month didn't quite happen...... yet! (how's that for procrastination.) Well I've been busy, so give me a break. Not to mention, there are some setbacks of living "in the bush." Instead of the typical bla bla bla blog, I plan to just mention some of the cool things. I do have a cell phone and I talk to people every so often, but I tend to forget that some of the daily routines done are a bit different than that of which I used to call a routine. I like lists, so here are the TOP TEN COOL THINGS ABLAYE DIAMANKA DOES EVERY FUCKIN DAY! (Ablaye is my name here if you haven't figured so.)
- Drink coffee out of a contraption made from an empty cut up jar. (I call it coffee in jiffy, assuming jiffy means 15 minutes.)
- Ask people every morning if they are indeed awake (knowing full well that they are awake!)
- Pull water out of an open, hand dug well when I need to do anything involving water. (surprising as it may seem, a lot of things involve water.)
- Shit in a hole. (no explanation needed.)
- Wake up to a donkey alarm clock. (figuratively speaking. But seriously, someone should shut those things up at 5am.)
- Have a face to face conversation with someone while showering. (My bucket bath drains into the hole that I shit in.)
- Stargaze while bathing. (in my opinion is amazing)
- Chase donkeys, cattle, sheep, goats, chickens, and children out of my hut. (yes, I put children in the same category as goats.)
- Eat out of a hollowed out gourd.
- Eat food that looks partially (if not fully) digested.
