Knowing I have cockroaches, I am very glad to be sleeping under the mosquito net. Found a couple of dead ones this morning as a result of spraying last night. I sprayed some more this morning but did most of the room this afternoon.
Even though it is Saturday, we have class. It was actually rather nice to be at the school with few students around. Not only is it quieter, but we couldn’t be given a task to talk with a teacher or students, which is difficult for us with our very basic Kiswahili. It was nice to have a little break.
After sweeping my room (w/ the dead cockroaches), I joined some friends to throw a Frisbee – our usual activity. Like Jordon, I also look forward to when we are on our own at site. It’s not that our homestays aren’t going well, we just look forward to the independence of living on our own. At least training is only 2 months long.
Talked with my parent for the first time since I left the US. I was glad to finally talk with them and even get a little news on my brother. It cost me ~5,656Tsh (~$3.77-$4.00) for just under 10 minutes. However, it is free for me to receive calls on my cell so it will probably be cheaper in the future for my parents to call me using a calling card or Skype.
At home tonight, I got to help a little more with cooking. I feel so inept because I’m not sure how they do everything. Even in the States I would feel intrusive/out of place in someone else’s kitchen. I think mama said something about her helping me now but that I could cook by myself tomorrow – hoping she just meant that I could do more tomorrow after church so we’ll see what she thinks after that lol. J