Tuesday, June 7, 2016

Taking Stock


Making : new friends… sometimes it’s lonely living on an island with only 7 other people but sometimes somebody new shows up out of the blue and next thing you know you’re sorting beans together
Cooking : jackfruit pulled pork sandwiches. note: no pork was involved in the creation of this sandwich
Drinking : vanilla tea. shout out to Rach for making a solid decision on our last shopping trip
Reading: People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
Wanting: a couple consecutive days w/o any bug bites
Looking: super pale, as per usual
Playing: Brandi Carlile
Deciding: where to live in 1.5 months
Wishing: my family and friends could all experience the beauty if this island in person
Enjoying: muzungu watching (because we finally have a steady stream of visitors!)
Waiting: for the weather to improve
Liking: running and swimming and being able to be relatively active
Wondering: what the future holds
Loving: seeing photos of my nephew
Pondering: how to find meaning in life
Considering: how sad it will be to leave Uganda again
Buying: a chitenge quilt
Watching: the lake start to sparkle as the sun goes down

Hoping: that some goodbyes aren’t forever
Marveling: at how incredibly green the trees are right now (you know, the type of green that just makes your heart happy)
Cringing: every time I look at a calendar
Needing: another project to work on
Questioning: what my next step should be
Smelling: beans and green peppers cooking on the siguri (charcoal stove)
Wearing: an incredibly frumpy outfit
Noticing: the bird that just flew inside
Knowing: it’s all gonna work out somehow
Thinking: that this list is really long
Admiring: how incredibly fast my co-workers can chop onions
Sorting: through my thoughts
Getting: pumped to have visitors come this weekend!
Bookmarking: the blog I found this list on (
http://meetmeatmikes.com/taking-stock-may/)
Coveting: the talent of people who can travel here and look put together simultaneously
Disliking: papaya that is overripe
Opening: a word doc… time to revamp that resume
Giggling: about the obnoxiously loud Ibis on our roof
Feeling: fully hydrated
Snacking: on my last couple chocolate chips (yep two bags have lasted five months #success)
Helping: make food for the 45+ guests who are here right now
Hearing: BIRDS. I think I’ve mentioned birds a few too many times but Bunyonyi doesn’t mean place of the little birds for no reason!