June 27th, 2011

June 27th, 2011


Last night was miserable. At least one giant mosquito got stuck inside my net that is suppose to keep them out, probably because of the hole in it. The power also went out in the middle of the night so my fan stopped workin for awhile. It was a free for all for the mosquito and I woke up with at least ten more bites. If it was my choice, I would exterminate every god damn mosquito on this earth. If that happens to eliminate whatever animal happens to feed on them as well, then so be it; they don’t deserve to be alive either because they chose the worst freakin bug to feed on. I hate those stupid things and they really have no purpose other than to make your life miserable.

The day ended up feelin like a long one because I hardly slept. Bryan and I finished of the front row of barb wire on the fence. The last little piece was a pain in the ass though. The last piece of the roll wasn’t long enough so we had to get a whole new roll and cut a piece to tie off the rest. The final strand, for some reason, also had little pieces tied to it that we didn’t do, or notice how bad they were. When we were cinching up the wire it broke because the people who tied it together didn’t know what they were doing. To say the least, this final piece of barb wire took us while, but we finished it off and the three rows ended up looking pretty nice. I’m not sure when putting up barb wire will come in handy again, but I can say I’ve done a lot of it.

Two more volunteers came today and they seem chill. They are older girls with one coming straight from a 27 month peace core expedition. That is intense. They will both be here for 6 months so and it sounds like they have a lot to offer Musana. This whole week I think we will be workin on the fence everyday. It is nice to have something consistent to do. Hangin out with the kids on our breaks makes it easier as well.

I really thought I would be losing a ton of weight while I was here, which I’m sure I have lost some, but I feel like I won’t be as small as I thought. The little things are certainly missed once in awhile, but overall, I feel like this sort of lifestyle wouldn’t be to hard to live with for the rest of your life. I guess your priorities begin to change a bit. Things that were once important are no longer even thought about. Though, moments like having a mosquito stuck in your net all night without a fan get to you, the days continue on and you learn to deal with annoying things. The American lifestyle certainly seems kush in comparison.