Day 33: We’re Taking It Back To The States! Waaay Back.

I set my alarm for the first time in a week but ended up turning it off after one buzz and falling asleep for another hour. So much for getting up early! I knew that all I had this morning was a big bowl of Frosties (Frosted Flakes back home) and an even bigger book on the living room table. Luckily Biana informed me that the book is no longer just my responsibility since my friends were gracious enough to offer to share the load. I showed Adrie how it’s done, about thirty seconds of teaching, and took turns getting the information written until lunchtime.

 

            Jon and Kristen informed us eating rice with chicken curry (yum) that they were asked this morning to lead devotional class at the sewing school the next two weeks as well as a couple of staff prayer meetings. I know they have had an interesting mix of tedious tasks the past few weeks so this is a good change of pace. They were kind enough to ask if I wanted to help out so I should have something else to look forward to over the next days. Adrie and I headed to the Clinic after our food and stopped by Blessing’s sewing shop where she is nearly done with my two Nigerian outfits. They are gorgeous, I hope they look equally stunning on! Once we got to Faith Alive we hoped there were some other tasks in need of completion. We ran into Dr. Old School who asked where we had been hiding the past few days while proceeding to teach us some crazy handshake he learned while living in the United States. He’s still my favorite staff member. Luckily there was work to be done and we were blessed by an afternoon counting pills in the pharmacy. It was nice to be with Grace, Peju, and Isaiah again...and Vitamin C.

 

            After work we decided it had been too long since our last pilates excursion so after Biana walked in the door the three of us got ready for our new cardio video. An hour of “Wait, how does she do that?’, wheezing, and hysterical laughter made for a pretty good workout. I am so glad there were no cameras around for our barely-in-rhythm not-nearly-as-flexible rendition of Ana Caban’s movements. We still felt good about ourselves! Quick bucket baths and it was downstairs for a dinner of fries, plantain chips, beef, and fruit cobbler. Baba must have known we wanted extra calories, where did the healthy stuff go?! Mondays are always exhausting so we wasted no time in getting settled in for the evening. Adrie and Biana are currently watching Robin Hood (the foxy version) while I sit here typing waiting for my laundry to be done soaking. I think I will fall asleep before they are ready to be rinsed.