June1st, Day 2 8pm

Well it’s like they always say, it will be better after a crappy night’s sleep. After waking up at 4am and lying in bed until 7 I thought it was going to be a long day. But the day got better and I even learned some important lessons. The first being; never show up on time. I had planned to meet my neighbor Dr. N so he could show me where the office is, but when I showed up I met him coming out of the shower in a towel in his living room—slightly uncomfortable. The second lesson was shortly after that when I was sitting in his living room with his parents, wife and son. I realized I had forgotten to take of my sandals. I was hoping no one noticed, but his 6 year old son definitely did b/c he imitated me by putting on his sandals and showing them to his mother and grandparents.

I spent the morning doing some general paperwork and surfing the web with the high speed dial up connection and then walked home for lunch. Which would normally take me less than 5 minutes to walk, but I have instantly turned into a lazy stroller—it’s too hot for speed walking here, even for me! (Im sure my roommate will be glad to hear that!) After lunch I learned my final lesson of the day, which is even if you really don’t care what your hair looks like, it may be a good idea to look in the mirror every once in a while. Four hours after lunch on my way home from the office (where I had talked to several people) I felt my face and realized I had bright yellow curry on my nose. Awesome! But all was forgotten when I made a small but important discovery - where to throw my trash. Well, in the big pit next to my bedroom window of course. Fortunately it doesn’t smell, but man I do hope they burn that before I leave—that will be mighty nice blowing in my window. A little smell of home.