Getting in the Groove

I’m so glad to finally feel like I’ve got the swing of things. I’ve got plenty to learn still and some big changes yet to tackle, but I think I’ve got day to day life down! I’m glad to have some routine back in my life, and it is time that I reintroduced blogging into that routine because…SO MUCH HAPPENS HERE!!

My daily routine for now looks like this: 6am wake up, prayer for the pastors and churches that I love so dearly, morning yoga, hot shower (if there is propane), downstairs for breakfast of bread and hot something-or-other to drink by 7:15, med distribution, at the gate by 7:40 to mark down who leaves for school on time, 20 minute walk to school (hopefully this is temporary for me…I’ve got a little buddy who needs to be accompanied to and from school while he regains trust), 20 minute walk back home, study time in the cafeteria with the morning boys until 10am. By now I need a quick break to make some tea as caffeine is a necessity. Then I head into the clinic (which I am using as my office) for some computer work. It doesn’t last long though, as I need to head back to the school at 11:40 to pick up my buddy. The walk home today will include a stop at the bakery as I could tell from the smell in town this morning that the bread will be fresh!

Straight to lunch on arrival, then supervision as the boys have free time until 2pm. My buddy stays with me so we do his devotional and then when he starts his homework I get to go back to work until 5pm. As the afternoon boys come out of their classes, my office is generally invaded (they all LOVE using word art to write their names and then change the size, shape, and color on my computer). I really enjoy the opportunity to chat with them as they wait their turn for the computer and they generally trickle out the door by 6:30. After grabbing a jacket from my room, it’s time for dinner, rounds of the dorms and supervision of the wash house, med distribution, hang out time with the teenage dorm (this generally involves downloading music to their MP3 players, watching a movie, or harassing them about girls), and if there are no disciple issues in the dorms it is finally time to head up to the apartment. If the water hasn’t been shut off yet, I get to rinse off the daily grim and then it is time for hot chocolate and prayer for my beloved monsters (boys). The goal is an 11pm bedtime. Yeah, right!