to thunder and the sound of the rain drops
making the distinct drumming sound on the tin roof.
It is unusual to be receiving rain at this time of the year.
In Senegal and El Salvador when it was the dry season,
it was the dry season, absolutely no rain at all.
But here we are welcoming it as it will help the garden
project and keep down the dust for a day or two.
The week started out with (in the picture) heating the
water over the fire early this morning for coffee. It
was cold but after 15 minutes the cooking hut was
warming up and it was a decent start to this week's
blue Monday.
Went to the garden and it was full of people this morning.
The most I've seen at any one time. It was really a good
vibe with positive energy. The place is even more totally
filled and as it is like Fenway Park when the Yankees come
to town (or any team), standing room only. They are
making plots where you'd never thought possible.
I am waiting to post a picture of the progress that has
been going on. I think a month from now would really
give time to show it in it's hopefully finest. The little
plants just need to grow more.
There was a meeting for the woman's netball court/league/
team project this morning at 10. Of course no one showed
and I wasn't surprised. They wanted to have a meeting on a
Monday and through my experience knew that it wouldn't
fly. I even mentioned it to the youth officer in charge of
these types of activities but he said that he wanted to get
it going as fast as possible. Then he proceeds to not show
this blue Monday morning.
I was expecting this and really it was no big deal because we
have to measure out the court, cut some overhanging
branches and the people we could do it with where there.
Or should I really say, plan to do it with tomorrow.
Don't know, will show up like usual and see.
But these projects are going to all start like that here in
this village. It's all kind of a new thing and what I'm
thinking here, build it and they will come is the way that
it'll fly.
So, tomorrow it is planning to measure it out and plant the
hoops and block off the shortcut road that the cars
take which is located in the middle of the court.
Then, it is inflate the ball and wait and see.
Also typed up a little cost analysis sheet for the girl
that bakes bread out of the hole in the ground. She really
doesn't know what her profit is. So I made up a little sheet
and enough space to do it for a month. It is not a big
thing but she is a good little business woman and it looked
like a teachable situation.
It was great when I gave her the papers and explained it
to her. Had to be at least 20 people there listening and
watching and commenting (actually don't know what they
said). It sure must of been one of those Peace Corps
scenarios.. You know volunteer with villagers listening
to his every word. Or listening then saying that the
makua (white person) is nuts. It's a thin line perceiving the
moment when you don't understand what they said.
But that was about it on this blue Monday. Wasn't earth
shattering but there was some progress.
I'll take it ... slowly, slowly the water fills the lake says
the Pulaars in Senegal. It's the way this development
stuff works.
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