day 6

Ive been away from home for almost a week now, though it feels like its been much longer. I am glad I took photographs from home to remind me of the people im missing. It is 8:30 am and already climbing to 37 C. I am starting to get used to wearing long sleeves and long pants in this heat. This morning I woke with a cold. Last night I took some bendryl to aid in my allergies and help me sleep past 3am. It worked as I slept till almost 7. Breakfast this morning was a new type of chipatea, this time with a little oil instead of plain wheat flour and water. I have really taken a liking to the food here. I feel there is high amount of protein and carbohydrates in the meals we have.

So as today progressed I feel I definetly have a sinus infection. Which sucks. Throught hurts, sinus pickets are tender. Headaches. Glands below chin are tender. And my nose is constantly running. Yap I get 3-7 of these a year. Im not raising any red flags yet tho. I have some meds to take.

On a separate note, mary Ellen is complaining on mosqitoe bites everywhere. I found my first on on my index finger today. She didn’t she the humor in it I saw. Knock on wood they will leave me alone.

We went over the plans today for the rest of june. Its really cool what were doing here. Im actually using stuff I learned in school to design this syetem. Who woulda thought!??! Banks of PV panels in parallel you add the voltage in series and add the currents in parallel. Yep, forgot that rule, thanks Prof Penno, I know you taught it!

For dinner tonight they had a somosa, which is soup like thing. Which was awesome. It was like a chicken noodle soup and a rice and potatoe cipatea (flat tortilia cake) and a cornlike legume in turmeric sauce (gives it th eyellwo color) . we had a fruit call liches. SOOO good. It looks like a sraberry except it a thorny outside. You soak these fruit in water for at least two hours. Then you peal off the skin and it has the consistencey of a grape with the skin removed. It taskes simmiliar to a grape with lots of sugar. Very good. If the food is spicy, it is referred to as pungent. Communicating here is not as difficult as I would have expected. Daily I still have to ask some of fathers to repeat them selves. But I am following what they say quite easily now, and I am learning the enlgish words they know very well.

I drank about 4 liters of water today, mom those crystal light packets were a great idea. So glad I packed with you <3.

Hope all is well in the states. 1 week down. J