Agenda

As we approach the “year in country” mark (holy cow), I realized I’ve never told you guys the typical day’s schedule in the “ambanivohitra/countryside”. Well, it goes a little something like this:

5:30am alarm goes off. Open windows.
5:45am stumble my way to light switch to see if this day includes electricity.
5:50am take last night’s trash to burn pit and empty “po”. (TMI, yes)
6:00am get two buckets of water from pump.
6:10am wash yesterday’s dishes.
6:30am make bed, coco brousse floors, and sweep house.
6:45am make breakfast: tea, fruit, sometimes eggs.
7:00am begrudgingly go for a run.
8:00am make self presentable. (usually consists of brushing teeth only)
8:30am off to work! Depending on the day this means keyboarding lessons, silk
federation meetings, or trips to my NGO’s office in the capital city.
12:30pm home to cook lunch: whatever vegetables haven’t gone bad from
Tuesday’s market trip.
1:30pm nap/read.
2:00pm study language, write letters, or figure out exporting in sweet potato field
of choice.
4:00pm play with village children. (usually jumping over a string)
5:00pm make dinner: tea. Watch Top Chef if electricity is cooperating.
6:00pm over think the contents of my planner.
6:30pm prepare for bed/read until calling it quits.
Repeat.

Here’s to another year.