Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Running at the pace and circumstance of Africa

I'm getting used to it. Should have anticipated it, but I'm not too bothered. Lots to think about, and now I have the time.

It's Tuesday. 11:20 am. I'm still connected to the internet, which means I'm still in an office. Which means I'm still not in a village.

We were supposed to leave shortly after 9. Then the ADP manager got hung up here on an audit detail. I'm sitting in the same room as him, a world away though, doing my own independent work. I'm glad for it. Auditing. Boo.

It's been a nice break from the village though. And I have a million things to work on. So, no worries.

I'm currently trying to hash out a few more details on a Capacity Building Workshops proposal that needed to be worked on. After that, I can do some research online. Might give me a bit of insight into the way things are at the village level. We'll see.

This'll make the village level stay a bit shorter, and a longer day on Friday to try to make up for 'lost' time. But, given the brevity of my time in the village, Friday being longer shouldn't be a problem.

But maybe I'll have to start aiming to arrive in the villages Monday evenings. Just so that Tuesday is a full day?

It's just the way things go here. As long as I can find a way to keep myself occupied and productive . . .

Vive le Sénégal!!!

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