I’m going to near Njombe, Iringa province for Shadow in a week! It’s much cooler there because it’s in the southern highlands so I’m really excited. Megan (M), Ezra, Mike & Mindy (the married couple) are in my group and we are visiting Marilyn, who is an older volunteer.
My portion control is getting better when I eat, which is encouraging. Although I’m still eating more than I’m burning off, I’m getting better and should be good when I’m cooking for myself. This means I have a shot at losing the weight I’ve gained in the past month before my sister gets married. Of course, we had little pieces of chocolate at lunch today and I was one of those who greedily licked the melted chocolate off the wrapper. So I’m still enjoying good (but not healthy) food.
After incident with the undrinkable water Thursday, I decided to buy a big container of bottled water for the coming week. Of course I forgot my money at home this morning but Ezra spotted me the cash. Since we have to pay in cash for everything, everyone has been covering one another so everyone is taken care of. It’s really helpful not only when you don’t have enough cash on you, but also when riding a daladala and you don’t have exact change; sometimes you don’t get your 50Tsh if the conductor guy doesn’t have one of the coins (we tend to hoard them for use on the daladalas). I also picked up some peanut butter for lunch this week and the kanga I’ve been eyeing for my mom because it says something to the effect of, “I’m sending my daughter down the aisle.” Even though no one back home will know what it means, it will still make a cute skirt. I bought a small package of cookies yesterday and my family was very happy when I brought them out after dinner.
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