Making A List

Sorry I am just posting this now. I have not had Internet connection in two weeks.
Hope everyone is doing well!

I woke up a really late today. I guess I did get jet lag after all. I woke up in the middle of the night and then I couldn't fall asleep for about three hours, so I didn't hear my alarm go off and got up at 9:30. For breakfast, Mama Arlene had saved me some soup that the cooks make once every week. The idea of eating soup for breakfast was a bit odd to me, and it was very different from anything I had ever eaten before. I didn't really like it, but I finished it out of courtesy for the cooks.

After breakfast, I made a schedule of the things I am more or less expected to do during the day. This includes helping wash and dress Aline and Natete (three and four years old each), take them to school, take Claudine out and play with her to help her develop muscles, help with the washing, help serve lunch and dinner, teach Taekwondo for two hours in the morning and two in the afternoon, help Meredith teach English to the guards, and help the kids with homework.

My schedule is not set in stone, which is cool, but at the same time, I know that I have a certain amount of work that I have to get done, so I have a somewhat flexible schedule, which I really like.