A Day in My Life
Here
is a breakdown of a typical day for me. I will break it into week day and week
end.
Week
day:
530am
wake up
wash wares from previous night
cook breakfast; usually eggs and toast or fried plantains
wash wares
choose
outfit and iron clothes
pack
lunch
prepare
a few lessons or grade hwk
wash
clothes by hand
hang clothes to dry
bathe
get ready for school
830am-3pm
school; teach physics, reading, and integrated science; operate the library.
320pm
reach home, eat, and relax
on
Monday and Wednesday:
415pm
walk down the road to the community library and computer center
430pm teach intro to computers/basic IT skills class at the
adult education center
630pm
reach home (it usually takes about half an hour to reach home because of all
the people I stop to talk to J
)
645pm start cooking dinner
8pm eat dinner
wash some wares
clean kitchen
do
any necessary prep work for school
bathe
930pm
SLEEP!
On
Tuesday and Thursday:
415pm
walk down the road to catch a van to the Sports Complex to play rugby
445pm reach the road that leads to the sports complex
510pm reach the sports complex to play rugby
7pmwalk to the grocery store and pick up a few groceries
730pm
wait endlessly for a van
830-9pm
finally reach home
start cooking dinner
930-10pm eat dinner
wash some wares
clean kitchen
bathe
1030pm
SLEEP!
And
on the weekends:
Fridays:
3pm
Leave school
reach home, bathe and change
walk down the road to catch a van to
town
430pm
reach town
go to bank, run a few errands, pay
some bills
go grocery shopping
lime
in town
wait
for a van for a while
9pm reach my village
lime at the local rum shop
reach home
10pm
sleep!!!
Saturdays:
Saturday
is typically my only day to have to myself to explore, relax on the beach, or
hang out with friends
Sundays:
6-7am
wake up (not sure why, but I can never manage to sleep past 7)
wash wares
cook breakfast
start cooking lunch
wash more wares
clean the kitchen
wash laundry
take down and fold clean laundry
hang more laundry
sweep out the house
clean house/mop/etc
12noon
finish cooking lunch
eat lunch
wash more wares
relax
a bit
finish
cleaning/wash
make
lesson plans, exams, grade hwk, prep for school
figure
out what I am going to wear to school, iron clothes
eat
again
bathe
8pm
SLEEP!
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