Well, this one is short because the (only) public internet connection is excessively, frustratingly, painfully ssssssssssssssssslllllllllllllllllllllllllooooooooooooooooooowwwwwwwwww. I'm been on for 50 minutes and accomplished virtually nothing except exercise my pointer finger by clicking Refresh, Refresh, Refresh, Back, Back, Refresh countless times.
Besides the connection being slow, the electricity siutation on the island is dreadful. The island's electricity depends on burning crude oil, which is shipped in by boat and intervals. The last few days, the electricity has been rationed; off during the day, on at night. Our cook uses a charcoal stove, so cooking lunch is not a problem, but we use an electric cooker, so heating up water for Juma's bath, cooking breakfast, etc, has been difficult. As is keeping anything in the fridge.
I don't want to complain the whole post, though. My work finally started, and things are going really well. I've been received well by doctors and nurses at the hospital where I'm doing interviews, and I have a research assistant who is very helpful.
But now I better try to post this message, as there are only 4 mintues left on my computer turn, and it'll take at least that long to get this to post.
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Happy Birthday to Juma! Did you have a party for him like he got when he turned two in Zanzibar? Hope he had a good birthday this time and didn't "fall down and go bonk."
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