I'm all about small wins in the Peace Corps....
I went into Freetown today with my principal. I had to buy stuff for my house that is not readily available in Lunsar like: cleaning supplies, giant container of bleach, toilet paper at a reasonable price, a gas camping stove, etc, etc. Damn, today burned a hole right through my wallet. Living in Sierra Leone for the past 3mos has made it hard for me to pay anything over Le10,000 (~$2.50). What can I say.......I'm a cheap bastard, lol.
Anyways, the point I was trying to get to was.....
After a long day outside of Lunsar, I finally got back in. When I arrived, Hawa & and kids greeted me and Pot-Pot (my inherited Peace Corps Dog) was wagging his tail, barking, and jumping on me <3 The kids helped me get me stuff in the house and they told me "Kristin, yu don los tide-o" which is the Salone way of saying that they haven't seen me all day and that they missed me. <3
Hawa had been in Freetown marking BECE Exams during my initial arrival so today was the first time we've seen each other since my last visit. Like a big mama bear sitting on her porch, she got up to hug me and welcomed me home. <3
I spent the rest of the evening chillin' on the porch with Hawa & the kids while rubbing my feet all over Pot-Pot's lazy big belly. <3
I really felt at home this evening :)
<3 Small Wins <3
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