I know I know, It’s been another couple months and no update. There’s a post coming soon! Watch out for it. For now here’s a little snapshot of site life #volunteer25/8 #whatdoyouREALLYdo

MONDAY – SATURDAY (aka the grind aka that PC life)

7:30 AM: I am rudely awaken by the screaming rooster. I throw rocks at it and get back into bed.

7:45 AM: The rooster comes back – bold, proud and defiant. I am defeated, I have no energy to get out of bed the second time. I cover my ears with a pillow and try to sleep.

9:16 AM: I awaken frustrated, trudge to the bathroom for a refreshing bucket bath and teeth cleansing. I cook my oatmeal then complete my morning rounds of greeting my family.

Quick sidenote: I cannot live without oatmeal. It is everything I want and need in life. I legitimately get excited for oatmeal. It is one of the things that keeps me sane at site. I panic when I realize I’m running low on oatmeal.

9:45AMish: I arrive at the healthpost and greet all the healthpost workers. If I skipped oatmeal time, I hop on to their breakfast sandwich order and get some grub.

10 AM – 1:30 PM: “Work”. This is purely subjective. It could mean reading a book, inputting health post records, painting a mural, planning a causerie (health talk) with my counterpart, chatting with the health post workers. Things are freestyled depending on the day.

2PM: By this time the hangry has set in. LUNCH TIME WITH THE HEALTHPOST! *sometimes with other people in the community, my co-workers, or family **Healthpost lunches are the best lunches so I try very hard to make those when I can

2:30PM – 4:30PM: Me time! This could be napping, reading, hanging out with the healthpost workers drinking attaaya, yendooing (spending the day) with a community member. Once again, a freestyle depending on people, weather, mood etc.

5PM: The sun isn’t tying to kill me anymore. I either go for a run, or continue with the above mentioned in “me time”

6PM – 7PM: Stretching after run, listening to music/podcast

7:30PM – 8PM: Dinner with family, attaaya time. Hang out with the family or read or put on a movie for the family and neighbours.

9:30PM: take a pleasant bucket bath, get ready for bed.

SUNDAY: (aka Sunday Funday)

7:30AM: I am once again rudely awaken by that f*cking rooster. I throw orange peels at it until its well clear of the compound. Greet the fam and go back to bed

10 AM: I start organizing room and get laundry ready.

10:30AM – 1:30PM: Laundry + podcast/music. *Can be soothing and meditative

1:30: LUNCH

After lunch, if I’m not done with laundry I continue with that followed by a bucket bath or I take a huge nap and spend the entire day in my room, reading.

7:30PM: Mingle with the fam, drink some attaaya

And there you have it! It’s really not that much but its quite odd how some days go by very quickly.

Hasta la vista baby xoxo