I’m officially out of clean shirts. I’m
seriously considering just biting the bullet and being gross for the next week
because really, who needs clean clothes anyway?
Class was not super engaging today; we
talked about the role of migration in the spread of HIV/AIDS. Most of it is
pretty intuitive, so I don’t feel like I learned a ton. Oh well, not every
class can be phenomenal!
After class, we went into town in groups
for lunch, and after lunch my group went back to the Swahili Market. I led the
group there, since people have realized that I have a pretty good sense of
direction. We shopped for a bit, and Sally, Natalee, and I got separated from
the group. We headed over to the Internet café and spent the remainder of our
afternoon there. I got to talk to my mom and sister, which was lovely.
Today marks two weeks since McMaster
started sending out acceptances. With each day that passes, I’m getting more
and more convinced that this isn’t going to happen for me this year. I’m trying
to stay grounded in my faith and remember that it might just not be God’s plan
for me right now, but that’s pretty challenging. I’m looking forward to having
my support system back when I go home. I sent an email to McMaster this
afternoon and they’re so prompt at responding to emails that I got a response
almost immediately. It turns out that I could technically get offered a spot as
late August 29th…So I’m gonna be checking my email pretty intently
for the foreseeable future.
Marlo, Mary, and Kelsey were also at the
internet café, so the 6 of us walked home together. At one point, I was telling
Mary about how the part from The Incredibles where Edna says “No capes!” is
often referenced in the Quidditch world, and Marlo tuned in just as I was
imitating Edna, and said, “That reminds me of Edna from The Incredibles!” I’m
not doing a good job of explaining why this was funny, so we’ll just settle on
acknowledging that apparently my Edna impression is on point. It got a bit
chilly, but walking here at sunset is one of my favourite things; it’s
incredibly beautiful with the changing light, and the gradient in the sunset is
always astounding. We got home just before dark, had dinner, and watched
Keeping Up With the Kardashians. It’s become quite the joke in our house,
because it’s always on and it’s an easy thing to have on while we’re all
chatting. Tonight Alex joked that when people ask how we feel when we get back,
we should just respond “cultured.” No need to tell them that we spent almost
every evening watching TV about the Kardashians…
The whole class now knows that I’m writing
a blog, and today Natalee joked that when people ask her what she did in
Malawi, she’ll just tell people to read my blog. I still have a hard time
believing that anyone other than my family and close friends would put
themselves through reading these, so if you don’t fall into one of those
categories, thanks for giving up time in your life to read about my evenings
watching TV about the Kardashians! I’m still trying to write as honestly as
possible, which is largely accomplished by not thinking about who might be
reading them.
-Jen
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