A day in my life…

(28 April)

It started at 5:15 this morning when I woke up from a drizzle on my tin roof. Knowing it was still dark outside and that I had 2 hours until I needed to get to school, I forced myself back to sleep. I don’t think I’ve mentioned that my alarm clock broke but it didn’t really matter, I wake up by 6:30 every morning. Today I failed myself. I woke up refreshed to look at my phone and see it was 7:30; 10 minutes after I was supposed to be teaching form 4 biology. Oops.

I taught 4 periods today: customer service in form’s 3 and 4 life skills, human rights for people with HIV/AIDS in form 2, and cancer in form 4 biology. School was relatively calm despite 6 of the 10 teachers absent.

I came home and relaxed on my beautiful couch. Emily and Laha came over and decided the barbies needed a bath. I concurred with the stipulation they had to draw the water. They loved washing the barbies and even asked if they could wash their clothes. Thank goodness I have been sent a year’s supply(literally) of Pantene pro-v. *side note. Barbie now comes with painted on panties, but no bra. Since when do Hannah Montana dolls need breasts? Isn’t she a 15 year old girl? Can’t they put a training bra on at least? I’m just saying…* The girls dried the clothes on the leaves of my banana tree because they can’t reach my clothes’ line. Very ingenious.

We collected some maize in the garden to roast for a snack and I baked a tart for dessert. During dinner, Lawrence (uncle to Emily and Laha) walked in with an animal. I say an animal because I haven’t decided if it’s a porcupine or hedgehog. It was a cute little fella. Finally, I found a purpose for all the socks I brought to Malawi. We tried to feed it pumpkin leaves, maize, and a mouse but it wasn’t hungry. Why did we have mice on hand, you might ask. Because Mr. Longwe bought them as a side dish for Emily and Laha. No, I did not eat them.

Now I’m curled up in bed at 8:23, 23 minutes past my bedtime. I hope I don’t oversleep again tomorrow but considering this was the first time in 19 months, I’m not worried.