Saturday night at the casino. The comment Justin left of my Facebook Sunday morning. Talking with my parents Saturday night. Best Rolex in the World at Nile River Explorers in Jinja, Onion, French Fries, Curry, and Avocado.
Lows:
No power most of the week. No human conversation from Sunday to Saturday.
What I Did:
Read 2 books and got down and dirty with the biogas design. Unfortunately I'm running into some snags. I think I might go into Masaka today pick up some supplies and do a more detailed post in my Biogas or Bust series.
What Is On The Agenda:
Students are returning to the school today. That doesn't mean a whole lot as far as my work but means some people from my org might stop by. If they do then I'd like to lay out a couple project ideas, schedule a sit down with them evaluating ideas concerning biogas, and put together a general plan for the next 2 months.
What I'm Reading:
Finished Stephen King's The Gunslinger and George Orwell's 1984. The Gunslinger was really just a setup for the Dark Tower series, 1984 was depressing but I'm glad to be getting back into the habit of knocking down some literature every now and then. I'd like to average one book a week the final year I am here.
I've started 3 books since finishing 1984 and expect to start one more today if I got to Masaka and the wifi is working.
I had intended to go right through Machiavelli's The Prince, but am finding it is a tough read if you aren't familiar with 15th century European history and politics.
In desperation I figured the next Chronicles of Narnia book would be a fast and painless read so I opened it up and knocked out a chapter. Unfortunately I'm just not motivated to get through this series. This will be the first time I finish a book before the movie comes out.
I then picked up and started reading Michael Maren's The Road To Hell, Michael Maren is a former Peace Corps Kenya Volunteer who has since worked in international aid and has cataloged the unintended and devastating consequences of aid. In the opening chapter he remarks how his village bribed a Government official to get a Peace Corps Volunteer, used him to raise funding at the school, and then the savvy local politicians and business men took the bricks and supplies to build themselves bigger houses. His experience mirrors my own too closely. I really feel I need to accomplish something in Africa before I read his book or I might just give up.
Finally I resolved I wanted a medium length page turner so today I plan to go into Masaka and download Stieg Larson's The Girl Who Played With Fire. I read the first book in the trilogy about 6-7 months ago and am ready to revisit it. Hopefully I'll finish this and maybe another book this week at site.
No comments:
Post a Comment