It ain't over 'til it's over
It’s Monday morning. Today is May Day, some commie holiday or something. I’ll take it!
The weekend was relaxing, although it got off to a poor start. One great thing about technology is that you can stay up-to-date on things pretty easily. For instance, my cousin in Ireland listened to a hockey game in Canada over the internet and then called me in Ghana with the score. Unfortunately, the Habs lost. Another fluky goal won it for Carolina it seems. We are not getting the bounces. And losing Koivu to a freak accident really hurts. That guy cannot catch a break. Losing the game really sucks but in the end, it is just a game and Koivu’s health should be everyone’s primary concern. I am waiting for Carly to text me the score from last night’s game so hopefully things are looking up, but I have a bad feeling.
We lost. We're going to win this though. We're going to win tomorrow night and force Game 7. And on Thursday, I'm going to stay in town and listen to us win on the internet.
On Saturday I went to Kejetia Market, the largest open-air market in West Africa. It’s huge. I made a foray into it once in November, but this was my first time going in by myself. It is pretty daunting. It is a labyrinth of stalls selling all sorts of things. I did get stuck in an alley beside the meat section, which stank, but fortunately, I didn’t end up in the cow head section. It is a pretty neat place and I bought a few things but mostly just wandered around. Conveying how unlike anything in Canada this place is is impossible, so y’all will just have to come check it out sometime.
Tomorrow we are supposed to get supplies for the first clinic. We have an arrangement with a pharmacy to buy everything on credit, which helps. As a small organization, paying upfront for a lot of drugs and non-consumables would mean using up a substantial portion of our budget. Once we’ve got the supplies, we can start.
That’s it for now. Happy May Day!
The weekend was relaxing, although it got off to a poor start. One great thing about technology is that you can stay up-to-date on things pretty easily. For instance, my cousin in Ireland listened to a hockey game in Canada over the internet and then called me in Ghana with the score. Unfortunately, the Habs lost. Another fluky goal won it for Carolina it seems. We are not getting the bounces. And losing Koivu to a freak accident really hurts. That guy cannot catch a break. Losing the game really sucks but in the end, it is just a game and Koivu’s health should be everyone’s primary concern. I am waiting for Carly to text me the score from last night’s game so hopefully things are looking up, but I have a bad feeling.
We lost. We're going to win this though. We're going to win tomorrow night and force Game 7. And on Thursday, I'm going to stay in town and listen to us win on the internet.
On Saturday I went to Kejetia Market, the largest open-air market in West Africa. It’s huge. I made a foray into it once in November, but this was my first time going in by myself. It is pretty daunting. It is a labyrinth of stalls selling all sorts of things. I did get stuck in an alley beside the meat section, which stank, but fortunately, I didn’t end up in the cow head section. It is a pretty neat place and I bought a few things but mostly just wandered around. Conveying how unlike anything in Canada this place is is impossible, so y’all will just have to come check it out sometime.
Tomorrow we are supposed to get supplies for the first clinic. We have an arrangement with a pharmacy to buy everything on credit, which helps. As a small organization, paying upfront for a lot of drugs and non-consumables would mean using up a substantial portion of our budget. Once we’ve got the supplies, we can start.
That’s it for now. Happy May Day!
posted by Tony at 12:20 p.m.
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