Some Down Time

Day 25
8:00 Breakfast
10:00 Trip to Karen
1:00 Lunch
1:30 Natural History
5:00 Archaeology
6:30 Dinner

   I can't believe how well adjusted I am to this camping lifestyle.

• Today I did some laundry. I commented in my journal that I'm getting strong forearms from wringing out my clothes!  
• We have one laptop that we all share and write emails home on. It's exciting when the Internet is connected and emails to us from our friends and family arrive.
• The town of Karen is so familiar that I easily find my way to the grocery store (for chocolate) and the post office (for stamps) before walking around the alleyways and streets while licking an ice cream.
• Our teaching tents are equipped with a generator to power an overhead projector and we sit in camp chairs while studiously taking notes and try to ignore the insects that are flying around. "I was taking notes beside a light while moths were flying INTO me - I wouldn't be this relaxed about that in Canada!"

As I reflect back on 10 years ago today I realize how well adjusted I was. I know the camp staff needs to replenish our supplies and not every day is going to be an exciting safari adventure, so I made good use of my down time.