Life here is in so many ways different
beyond explanations, but at the same time such an identical rhythm of
multitasking as we have at home in Idaho. Instead of checking email,
getting the kids to music practice, and packing lunches for Friday
school group, I heat water on the stove for baths while peeling
potatoes, moving the solar-charged lantern to catch the last light of
the afternoon, and proofing yeast for the next morning's breakfast
bread. We have limited electricity in part of the house we are
staying—just enough for a refrigerator (yay!), a hot water kettle,
and to alternately charge the computer and camera. Bedtime routine
always includes scrubbing feet—feet that (whether or not have been
in sandals all day) are thoroughly coated and packed with the
orangey-brown dirt that brightens all Burundian scenery.
*I (Hannah) have
not been able to access my yahoo mail. If you want to email me, your
best bet is teascarlet-at-gmail-dot-com.*
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