Kadiatou's Choses à faire...or Christine's To Do List.
Aside from other
volunteers, I'm willing to bet that I'm one of the only people in
this country who has heard of a to-do list, much less actually has
one. My list usually consists of the following, as well as random
1-time tasks
- sweep house
- tuck in mosquito net
- do dishes
- haul water
- treat water
- drink AT LEAST 1.5 liters of water
- do laundry
- charge phone
- charge computer
- charge solar charger
- work on projects to make my house super cool
- practice Susu
- teach
- grade tests/homeworks
- lesson plan for school
- read
- hammock
- go to the market to buy food
- cook food
- write/post blog
- write letters
- write in journal
- take a walk
- take out the trash
- take malaria meds
- take vitamins
- dump bouille, wash crock pot, return to owner
- complain to Kelly Barb about Guinea
- saluer Fatime (adorable child who no longer crys when she sees me)
- apply sunscreen
- avoid eating with Guineans
- avoid creepers
Wow. This makes it look like
I actually have a busy life. You'd be amazed at how much time I spend
doing nothing!
Christine, your list will probably get even longer as you start to adjust to life in Guinea. Have you considered making a garden part of your routine to have a fresh supply of good vegetables? you might find the blog of Katie Davis in Uganda interesting: http://kissesfromkatie.blogspot.com/
ReplyDeleteLet me know your reactions to it.