a low sort of day.
this is the first day since arriving to kigali that I've felt, well, very little. no motivation, no drive, nearly apathy. and I don't deal well with apathy. perhaps its the aftereffects of larium or the sunburn that I acquired yesterday or the fatigue of responding to 'mizungu.' nevertheless, I barely got out of bed to go to the bank and get money for my new accommodations, into which I'll move tomorrow. hopefully moving into this house, which has a slew of american girls all working on various public health projects, will help me feel less disconnected from my life aux etats-unis. it's only been a week. I'll be fine, but I do hate these low spaces of life.
on a much brighter note: I've just noted that saturday was an even bigger day than I had thought. not only did dev and rachel get married, molly and jack get married, nickie graduated from kellogg with her m.b.a., but my sister annie had her baby. lucian alexander. I'm looking forward to photos....hint, hint.
posted by jennifer @ 7:24 PM
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you are entitled to have a low day, my dear. the constant learning process that is living in another country is exhausting, so don't be too hard on yourself. i actually dreamt about you last night. you made a salmon, cream cheese, and cucumber terrine (wtf were you doing making a terrine?) and then you had to phone a girl in afghanistan who was shipping you a dress that you needed to wear. gawsh, you lead as fascinating a life in real life as you do in my dreams! hope things look up as you move to your new digs - love you much,
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Well, I'm sorry to hear that you are feeling down. But it can only get better from here on out right? And just think, soon you will be back home! Then you can see Haydn and Lucian! Anyways, I was just writing to tell you that as soon as we get the pictures developed Annie or I will post them for you to see! Oh, and Haydn weighs 18 lbs. 3 ozs. and is 27.25 ins. long. Which means he gained 2 lbs. 4 ozs. and grew 1 in. in 1 month. How crazy is that! Anyways, I will let you go. I love you!
Hi sweetheart, I'm sorry to hear you're having an empty-feeling day. Just know that there are plenty and plenty of people in the Estados Unidos (that's the espanol for you) thinking of you and sending you tons of love from afar. I hope things start beaming and you're able to bond with the other American girls pursuing truth and academia. This is me sending a internet care package full of: love, happy motivating card, yoga calming thoughts, sushi, Chicago summer sun, Vassar-ness and a bloomin MJ! much love girl
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