On Friday,
the Sophomore class had their fundraiser… Superhero Movie Night! People dressed up as superheroes (I couldn’t
get anything together, sadly.. but I think other people’s costumes made up for
my lack of one!), they served bacon cheeseburgers and some yummy deserts and
then showed The Incredibles and The Avengers.
I really wanted to be able to stay awake until the Avengers came on, but
I just couldn’t make it.. so I went home about 10 minutes into The
Incredibles. I am getting too old for
this!
On Saturday
I went to a fancy grocery store with 2 floors… and also… THE AMERICAN
STORE!!!!! It was an amazing little touch of home. They have peanut butter, cereal, candy,
granola bars, BROWN SUGAR, and my pride and joy of the day… HERSHEYS CHOCOLATE
SYRUP! For 7 dollars! But compared to
the Tide detergent for (if I remember correctly) $36, it seemed like a pretty
good idea to me! I decided it was worth
it so that I could disguise my powdered milk.. and oh boy, it WAS worth
it. So many possibilities. Although, I may have gotten a little TOO
excited about it.. I don’t recommend mixing chocolate syrup with yogurt. I will just stick with the chocolate milk
from now on. and maybe ice cream. I also got some sour patch kids, reeses,
peanut butter crackers, and fla-vor-ice (to help me remember camp!) these flavorices were regular sized ones
though, not the huge ones! But still delicious, I’m sure!
At the
fancy grocery store, I got some dried mangoes, which have almost made up for
the fact that mango season was MUCH too short.
And… soy milk! I think between
the chocolate syrup and my soy milk, powdered milk will no longer be a thorn in
my flesh! Okay, so it’s not really that
bad, but I really miss REAL milk and that’s one of the things I won’t be able
to bring back at Christmas time!
I drank
some delightful chocolate milk right when I got home and just couldn’t wipe the
smile (or the chocolate mustache) off my face for the rest of the day.
Then, it
was time for Oktoberfest! Yup, they have
it here in Dakar, but it’s probably not quite what you would think! They had a voting booth set up so I got to
vote, and even got an “I voted” sticker! Woo hoo! And they had delicious BBQ chicken… with
garlic potatoes and pita bread and garlic mayonnaise.. Lebanese food.. yum!
After my
tummy was full, they played The Avengers on a blow up screen under the
stars! Don’t know why The Avengers was
the movie of the weekend, but I didn’t miss it this time around! When the movie FINALLY ended, we got in the
truck to go home and had to stop to get gas (my first ever time at a gas
station in Africa, woo hoo!) and then we
were going to drive right by Mamma Mia (a really yummy ice cream place) so we
had to stop and get some of course!
So
obviously, Saturday was a good day!! Chocolate syrup AND ice cream.
We are ALMOST
half way through October (the hottest month of the year here) now.. although I
have to say it seems like it has been less humid. Whenever I tell that to someone here, though,
they just look at me like I’m crazy.. so I don’t know what it is. Maybe it is because I’m used to the heat, but
not the humidity so when its “only” 80 degrees with 70% humidity, I only notice
the humidity, but when its 90 degrees with 80% humidity, I know how to handle
it.. but that just doesn’t make sense.
Anyway, I have been surviving October so far, and I am looking forward to some cooler weather
in the near future! : )
I was informed yesterday that I will be home in 75 days, which means today its 74 days! That’s nothing!
I was informed yesterday that I will be home in 75 days, which means today its 74 days! That’s nothing!
I am ready
for next weekend already!
74 days?!?! woo too!
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