Got an email back from a water purification tablet manufacturer Tuesday telling me they had an organization in Uganda that I could pick up some promotional materials from. Wednesday I was able to head to the office and pick up some promotional materials.
Becca invited me to come up and check out / consult for the basketball court next week.
Lows:
Just not in a good place right now. I'm coming up on one year here, and the thought of another year plus just seems insurmountable. Too much time alone with my mind. See sanity meter.
What I Did:
I spent Friday in my organizations office, and dropped off a proposal for mud stoves that my supervisor shouted at me for never making for her. I had researched mud stoves several months ago and then hadn't seen my supervisor for about a month and she had never mentioned mud stoves again. Apparently she has been waiting for a written report. I've been waiting for my organization express any sincere interest in doing anything. I imagine when she sees my report isn't going to seek any funding for my organization to build this mud stove she will lose interest.
What Is On The Agenda:
Helping Becca with the basketball court, doing some detailed design on Biogas and trying to put together a presentation of different options my organization can pursue. Possibly meeting the new CD in Kampala late in the week to talk about stale policy decisions as a result of the last administrations early exit.
My org is also meeting with parents next week in preparation for the next term. I'd like to exert some influence on them and get them to be a bit more proactive with recruitment and collection of meal fees.
Sanity Meter:
This heading was originally intended to be kind of a joke. Little kids calling me muzungu and harassing me can make me feel insane at times, hence the name was born. Lately it is taking on another meaning. I have an active mind. I debate decisions with myself. When I know I will be having a conversation with someone, I spend hours thinking of every possible answer that person will come back with and what my response will be. I consider outcomes, fringe impacts, and solutions to every problem. When I actually have things to do, I have less time to do this stuff. When I have 15 awake hours a day and only 2 legit work hours, this crap tends to fill in the voids. Point being I literally feel like I am losing my mind, a bit. I regularly go days without any intelligent conversation, sometimes weeks if I stay in my village through a weekend. The lack of human interaction is weighing on me.
What I'm Reading:
Will finish the Shining by Stephen King in the next 48 hours, putting me at 26 books in 1 year. You may have picked up on the fact that a book about going crazy from isolation might not be the best choice for Peace Corps Volunteer in a remote village. Trust me the irony has not been lost on myself.
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