Thursday, February 26, 2009

Stats

Five Months of Statistics
76 letters sent
151 days in country
641 days left
64 km from Lilongwe
182 square feet of my house
18 feet depth of my pit latrine
3 proposals for marriage
1 proposal to be the second wife
6 pairs of shoes brought to Malawi
1 pair actually worn
976 times I’ve answered the question, “Have you tasted nsima?”
977 confirmations I’ve tasted nsima, and can actually cook it
25 pounds lost
3 compliments telling me I’m fat
2 times I’ve been caught talking in my sleep... in Chichewa

Monthly Statistics
100 dollars budgeted
15 dollars spent on units
11 dollars spent on stamps
0 dollars spent on transportation (thanks to hitchhiking J)
75 Naglene’s (1 litre) consumed
2.6 Fanta’s
6 rolls of TP
½ box of curry powder
250 ml of cooking oil

Weekly Statistics
13-17 periods taught
5 tomatoes
4 eggs
¾ kg of rice
6 cups of tea
60 kwacha (43¢) of charcoal
2 sessions of laundry by hand
2-8 cockroach sightings

Daily Statistics
6 am wake up
8 pm bed time
10 hours of sleep
40 Litres of water used
1 meal cooked (I’m fed lunch at school)
3 donkeys sited in my back yard

4 comments:

Autumn said...

Wow, this is such an interesting post which reminds me I owe you several letters!

Roxanne said...

That was a fantastic post...I was just thinking in comparison of my daily and weekly schedule and how I could afford to be a little more humble in my life.

The Bravos said...

hi. i sent you an email right after my birthday. i love you.

Jack and Megan said...

I am completely blown away by all the good you contribute to this world; you are an example to all of us! I am so happy for you and miss you tons.