As you all know, I only have access to the Internet about once a week, and it's usually only for a couple hours...and during that time I'm camping at a restaurant stuffing my face and talking to other people. I haven't had daily Internet access since the end of July, but something is programmed in me to still think of things in my everyday life as Facebook status worthy after they happen. And thanks to sites like Instagram hash tags come into play as well to categorize these certain moments. Since I don't have the opportunity to update these things on a whim anymore, I've made a compilation of status worthy incidences since I've been in Africa. These are things that I have actually thought and chosen to remember for the sake of one day sharing with friends. Some of these things will only be fully understood by other Peace Corps-Namibia volunteers, but you may get a kick out of it regardless.
2. That feeling when you get your mosquito net tucked in around your mattress perfectly, get all cozy and start to doze off...and then *buzzzzz*...you realize you trapped a mosquito in with you...#peacecorps #group38 #africanproblems
3. That moment when something scurries across your floor so fast that it's blurry and you have no idea where it went, so the ground suddenly becomes hot lava and the goal of the game is to stay on the bed. #villagelife #hutlife (this status-worthy moment literally just happened to me as I was finishing typing #2)
4. The village rooster thinks it's necessary to sound the alarm at 4 in the morning. Who wants rooster for dinner?
5.That moment in the morning when you're getting ready, you go to get something from a bag (backpack, suitcase, make-up bag, etc.) and you're reluctant to reach inside because you realized you left it unzipped over night... #hutlife
6. Simple rule: Always toss your shoes and shake out your clothes before putting them on.
7. The one time it rains in the entire continent of Africa, and I just hung up the last piece of laundry to dry...-_-
8. That feeling when you hear something rustling around outside and you know that it has to be a lion....even though they're so uncommon that most namibians haven't even seen one...#americaninafrica #stereotypes
9. "What the hell was that...?" is one of the most used phrases since I've been here.
10. That moment when something really funny happens, so you go to text or call a particular friend, and you remember they're all the way across the ocean....:/
Those are just a few examples of things I would have posted immediately on Facebook. Ill post more soon, I'm sure, considering every day something happens that's totally Facebook worthy.
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