The last few days have been a busy mix of fun and work, and the work has paid off. I have about 200 words left to review, something easily achievable by dinner time. Then my work is on my own time, cleaning up entries, organizing, double checking some words with Ramata, and changing it from a spreadsheet into a usable document. Needless to say, I’m quite glad to have reached this stage.
Dave has been in town for the last few days, so when I’m not working, we’ve been hanging out. He even cooked some delicious pasta with homemade tomato sauce yesterday—it was nice to not eat Malian food for one meal.
The weather is starting to turn hot again. I even turned my fan on last night while I was sleeping, but it was only so I could simulate the feeling of being cold and needing to use a blanket. I’ve heard conflicting accounts of what this means. According to most people, it’s just going to keep getting hotter from here, but yet at the same time, I’m also told that February is still chilly. I don’t know if this is what they call chilly, but it is anything but that.
The vet came over to take a look at the rams today. He gave them some shot, I’m not sure what for, and we bought some packets of vitamins to give them next week. Prince is so cute. He’s allowed to just walk around the courtyard sometimes, so there are days when I look up from my computer and see him in the doorway staring at me with a vacant look on his little rabbit face. I’ve taken to calling him the Bunny Sheep.
The kittens are as energetic as ever—they are currently mauling my sandal. Sami is a picky eater and will only eat smoked fish that have been moistened, whereas Sami will practically unhinge her jaw and swallow huge hunks of raw meat whole. I don’t know if Sami hasn’t grown proper teeth yet or if she’s just being a brat or what.
In general, I’m quite happy. Especially when I’m driving my motorcycle down the main street, past the mosques, the men in their flowing boubous, the women swaddled with babies, for all the loneliness and homesickness I feel, I’m glad to be here right now.
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A beautiful post! It lets me get a picturesque view of your life in the "city" and your animal pals. Love it. Keep 'em coming!
I'm so glad to hear that your happy where you are. Your description kind of reminds me of when I was in Costa Rica and even though I was freaking out, it was still pretty pleasant to get on the bus and watch all the business men get on with their fancy umbrellas. It made me happy. Those serene moments are really pleasing so I'm glad to hear that youre having them. Keep the posts coming! And way to go with the dictionary. Damn dude youre almost done with that thing.
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