AFRICA Update. Day 12 of 29.

I'm slowly figuring out this Survival of the Fittest thing. no, i don't mean Fittest in the weight loss way. on the contrary, i've settled into a very nice eating routine here, consisting of American-ish food, consumed three times a day at The Royal Hotel.
i alternately eat pizza and hamburgers for lunch and dinner. for breakfast, i have coffee, hash browns, and a water with Airborne (that little immune system helper pill made famous by the stupid low-budget commercials starring C-celebrities from The Donna Reed Show or whatever, as they are pretending to be sneezing all over each other while sitting on an airplane).

i'm killing ants before they kill me. i'm numb to the slight sting of Deet, as i spray it on my entire body thrice daily. i keep the mosquito net tucked in all night. i can draw water from a well and take a bucket shower with moderate efficiency.
i still rub on the sunblock every day, but i do it discreetly, so i don't look like a Minnesotan on vacation at Disneyland.

i ignore the people who ask me for money, or try to sell me something they carved.
i don't buy cow meat from vendors pushing dirty little carts down the street.
i hand sanitize religiously.

i've found an internet connection that works.
i created little tasks to keep busy. currently, i'm reclaiming myspace by deleting acquaintances. sort of like breaking up, i guess. it's a little sad but i've got to get over it. i never talk to these people. i've become a friend packrat, and it's time to do my spring cleaning. and there's no better place to do it than here in Africa, remotely, where i know i won't run into them on the street.

enough said. back to the myspace pruning.