My Brain

So there is a good chance that this particular post isn’t going to make any sense to you if you aren’t a PCV or RPCV but I’m hoping there will be some level of mild amusement for the rest of you as well.

Some random looks into the daily mental monologue of Claire P./ Tlotlo Kenalemang:

Okay, time to leave the house! Wallet, check. Sets notebook, check. Lunch, check. Keys, check. Water bottle full, check. I’m totally going to change the world!

This mosadi mogolo is totally going to come up and talk to me, stay cool, try and remember as much Setswana as possible. Oh crap, we are past the ‘hello, how is your day?’ and now I have no idea what she is saying, I will just say ‘eh’ and smile an hope she was asking me a yes or no question. Crap that didn’t work and now she is just repeating herself loudly...something about it being cold? Maybe about water? Goats?

Butt face I forgot my water bottle.

Baby weighing time! There is nothing I love more than babies. Oh crap that one is crying, but only after it saw me. This child totally thinks I am a white devil. I’m sorry small crying child; I promise I am not going to eat you. This one isn’t crying, awesome! Coochie, choochie, coo... great, now she is peeing on the floor. 

Walking to the library, man is it hot outside. Why are all of these children touching my hand? I swear to all that is good on God’s green earth if I hear one more teenager use that stupid nasally voice to say “hi” or call me lekoga I’m going to freak out and start screaming.

Facebook time, I am only going to send a few emails and see how people are doing, I swear. Oh look, someone is getting married and or engaged and or pregnant and or having a kid. ‘My life is cool, my life is cool, my life is cool.’ YES! (fill in the blank) sent me an email! I FREAKIN LOVE EMAILS!

Man I hope the water is working when I get home, I really want to be able to take a bucket bath. Hahaha who would have thought I would be having that thought a year ago?

I love it when little kids give me high fives, and most of them are starting to call me something other than lakoga...even if they are using the name of the last volunteer. All white people look alike, no biggie.

Home at last, now for the big decision: rice or lentils? Well, I had lentils yesterday...then again I had rice the day before. I’m thinking lentils, it feels like a lentils day.

Second biggest decision of the day: can I get away with going another night without a bath? Well the last time I had a bath was the same morning I ate the last of the rice crispies...good lord that was like four days ago. *sniffs self* Well I can't actually smell myself so I should be good for another day, I will just put on a hat and make sure my underwear is clean...yeah, that's pretty much the same as taking a bath.

‘Brushing my teeth, brushing my teeth, singing in my head because I’m brushing my—‘HOLY SHIT THAT IS A GIANT COCKROACH! Oh dear lord that thing is going to eat me in my sleep. Shit, and that’s a lizard, why is mother nature taking over my house?!? Alright Mr. Lizard, you can stay but only if you eat the roach.

If I pull my sleeping bag over my head the bugs cannot get to me

Dear God, take care of my friends and family at home and abroad. Watch over my actions and keep me sane enough to make it through another day. I just want to do some good in this world.

*metal giggle* I’m in Peace Corps in Africa *mental grin*