the usual

Well, my Malongo diet is officially blown - Phil is back in camp. He got in on Thursday, and since then we have had curry chicken, roasted chicken, white beans and rice, bacon and egg omelets, and fried plantains. So much for getting my bod bikini ready...

I'm not really sure where this week went. Not much has been going on, just the usual 5AM wake up call, freakishly large bugs (and bug accommodations), and my sweet boys making dinner. They keep asking when I am going to cook and my response every time is that I am a very bad cook. That concept is so foreign to them that they are convinced that I'm joking to get out of doing any work in the kitchen. Then they make some snarky comment about how I am never going to get a husband...wommp wooommpp...

see foot for size reference

go big or go home, or go to your big home?

I came out of my Thursday afternoon meeting to this set up...

I realized today that I've never shared any photos of my room, office, or what I actually do on a daily basis (serious work, obviously). So today is your lucky day...a little glimpse into my Malongo life.

panoramic of my digs, please excuse the mess

office shot courtesy of my office mate, Jose...suuuuper excited about my stand up desk

Spot the odd (wo)man out...

I get to break out of camp this afternoon! There is a little restaurant/bar, Frutila, just outside of the main gate that most groups use as a venue for celebrations. I've never been there, BUT today I got invited to not one but TWO parties at Frutila. Well, I guess I actually only got invited to one because I'm kind of hosting the other...my team is celebrating 300 days without incident (wooohooo!) and a friend in camp is leaving Malongo for China. Sooo instead of my usual Sunday afternoon nap followed by my walk/run around camp, I'll be doing a lot of eating and drinking followed by an exceptionally early bedtime...again, so much for my bikini bod.

19 days down, 16 to go! xoxo…