my life in the hallways

i usually wake as the generator starts up and my bathroom light goes on. just enough time to get into clothes, brush my teeth, and out the bedroom door by 8.  down the hall to the admin office as the other staff are signing in.

the kitchen is down the other hall,

for food and drink throughout the day

                                          

                                                     and at the end of the day,

                                                              back down the hall

our sr. log worries about me when i occasionally step outside.

he shouts at me to protect my eyes.

Today's Top 10

I am spending way too much time on the internet (at first I thought it was a good thing that I would have wi-fi).  And tonite I came across way too many Top 10 Lists, but it made me think of my own list.

Top 10 positive things about my current situation:

1. Yoga.  I am back to yoga, a minimum 5x/week.
2. Healthy eating.  Turkey was very healthy, and it continues here, although it has nothing to do with the local cuisine.  I place a market order 2x/week, mostly tomatoes, green peppers, onions, giant papayas, pineapple .... I am almost a raw foodie.  (I ordered eggs a few weeks ago.  I have never seen such sad yolks, the most pitiful pale yellow I have ever seen.  Made me wonder if there could even be any nutrients there.)
3. Same bed.  I love travel, but it is also nice to have the same bed night after night (with a much needed mosquito net), for awhile.
4. No expenses.  I have zero expenses, and haven't had to dip into my bank account since I arrived.  There is a perdiem on the weekends, and I am not even spending much of that.  The only real entertainment here is making the tour of the very expensive restaurants catering to the outsiders who are here working, but once, maybe twice a week is enough.
5. Lots of reading.  Juba does not offer too many (any?) extracurricular activities.  I brought books that I have been wanting to read, and it'll happen.
6. Private space.  I have chosen the one bedroom at the end of the hall in the office, rather than one of the bedrooms at the guesthouse.  This means I have complete privacy after hours.  And it is a very big room.
7. No laundry.  It gets a little tiring washing up your clothes at the end of every travel day.  So I very much appreciate that Amal is now doing this for me.
8. Making money.  It never hurts to be able to add a bit to the bank account.
9. Gentle on the skin. I am not showering every day... or even every other day.  The water at the office is solar heated, and we are now in the rainy season.  There really isn't any warmth in the water at the end of the day and so it is hard to have enthusiasm for a shower (I am stretching here to find another positive.)
10. Good to get away from that other organization.

oh, the anguish!