Got back to my house from Blantyre on Sunday to discover that I now have a resident RAT! Not cool... Had a really bad experience from homestay in Dedza during training where a rat decided to hang out in my room at night... and then go through my backpack... for about a week. And on top of that had a probably Mefloquine induced dream of it crawling on my while sleeping... So, in short, I was not excited to discover that my peanuts were half eaten or to wake up at 2am to the sound of bottles falling from shelves and something rummaging through my trash... Need to get something to take care of that... And for future rat problems, thankfully Amayi Rose, one of my friends in Maliera (my village), has 2 kittens for sale!!! So, I'll be buying one for K350. Which amounts to a little less than US$2. And will say good bye to Mr. Rat...
Also, super excited because Sunday I'll be climbing Mulanje for the first time! Also kind of scared. This mountain is HUGE!!! I'm used to little mountains... The Appalachians and the mountains of the Allegheny Plateau near me are babies compared to Mulanje... So, to say I'm a bit intimidated is an understatement. Also, Amy (my site mate with a lot more climbing experience) scared me because she was going on about how everything I own clothes-wise is not appropriate for this... I guess we'll see. I'll be on the top for only 3 days, so I'll survive. That is if I make it to the top in the first place... :)
Anyways... things are picking up work wise... Trying to get information on an oil press for the peanut butter group by me... and getting materials together for a tree nursery... and getting some boreholes (where we get water) back to working condition... So... yup...
Kittens make everything better, much like a cherry on top. Best of luck with your mountain climbing--I can totally picture you doing a happy Irish dance on top.
ReplyDeleteI agree, kittens do make everything better! Would you now take offense to more silly kitten pictures? So why're you going to the top of the mountain for 3 days?
ReplyDeleteHey! Yea a kitten!!! Be aware of the rat poo though, lots of nasty bacteria and viruses in there...like the bubonic plague....seriously though. But a kitten sounds fun!!!!
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