Monday, 12 November 2007

Darkness on the edge of town

I experienced my first power outage last weekend. Fun, fun, fun. We sat around the dinner table (but were already done eating), when all of a sudden it got pitch black dark. The kids started to cry, of course. I wanted to get up to get my laptop for some light, but heard "Wait, wait" from somewhere (how did they see me???). With the help of a cell phone they had quickly found a lantern and a candle. The latter turned out to be for me as I was heading to bed. I got ready and once I was in bed, the lights came back on...

Speaking of cell phones, it has been very hard to try to convince Dora to not give me her second cell phone. I just don't even want to start with those thingies. She was also puzzled to see me without a watch. And there I thought I would perfectly blend in with the African lifestyle.... At any rate, I have a laptop that tells me constantly what time it is. I do admit it was fun to leave for work this morning and not having to care how long it took (Somewhere between 45-60 minutes).

I am now making progress on my thesis.

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