24 June 2012
Hey all!
This weekend was super relaxing! I had all of my weekend adventures right in Blantyre.
After waiting for nearly 3 weeks, I decided to do some laundry…the old fashion way! I’ve been on the lookout for some good, cheap laundry buckets, but all of the ones I saw in town were too expensive. So, instead of buying one (or paying 500-1000 kwacha for someone else to do it) I borrowed a bucket from the lodge owner and got to scrubbin’. I made a clothesline right outside of our cottage door for my clothes to hang out of bungee cord and two shoelaces (you can tell how much fun I had just by how long I’ve gone on about laundry).
Jocelyn, Kathleen and I hung out in the TV lounge and watched Enchanted on Friday night…this was brought on by my random singing/humming of Disney songs and other musicals. As we were watching the movie in the dark I heard a thud on the sofa cushion; I turned on the TV lounge light to find a lizard had fallen from the ceiling and landed a foot-and-a-half in front of me…we watched the rest of the movie with the lights on after that.
On Saturday we went to a farewell barbeque at Dr. Phil’s house (no…not the man on television). I was so amped about getting some BBQ but I forget that barbeque back home is different from barbeque at other places; I’m not sure if the chicken and sausages we had were even grilled!…the food was still good, nonetheless. So many friends were there, and so many of them are leaving! I know I could never live in Blantyre; too many people come-and-go, which makes me quite sad. When we got back to Kabula Lodge we watched The Wedding Crashers (I had never seen it before!).
On Sunday we went souvenir shopping! It started out calm with a few vendors asking us to see their stand, but as soon as you buy one thing you’lll get at least five more vendors trying to sell you what you’ve already bought! It was crazy…but well worth it. I definitely spent more than I intended; welp, family, prepare for presents!
After we bought our gifts we went to the Mount Soche Hotel pool with some of our friends…the water was so cold! It took my body about seven minutes to adjust to the temperature; after fifteen minutes I had goose bumps. Although I wasn’t in the water for very long, I got to listen to my friend’s ipod (which is a big deal because I rarely hear music and when I do it’s in another language).
This evening Professors Dr. Richards-Kortum, Dr. Oden, and Dr. Woods arrived in Blantyre and we’ll all met up to have dinner. Can’t wait to see what they’ll have in store for Jocelyn, Kathleen, and me!
With love,
Bridget
Things I wish I had:
Bacon to go along with the AMAZING French toast breakfast we had
For my parents—I promise I’m eating:
For breakfast: French toast with cinnamon apples and banana topping with eggs (Bridget and Kathleen!) / Toast, jam, eggs / and Toast, jam, banana in oatmeal
For lunch: chicken pie and a croissant (Cure Café) / Double Decker sandwich (Cure Café) / PB&J sandwich
For dinner: Pizza (Hastaria: Italian Restaurant) / dinner at the McGrath’s house (Bible study) / Pasta and veggies