26/3 Saturday
My whole body is screaming for exercise. Very loudly! Gaah!
Tried to do some push ups in my bed before my now 2 slices of untoasted rat nibbled toast. Didnt go very well since the matress was to soft. But still. Gotta try it! I thought being in Africa would make me loose a few kilos, but I think it will turn out the other way around. From eating nothing but carbs and fat. It surprises me to see the very high percentage of overweight, especially amongst middle aged women. I know the HIV treatment sometimes makes people add weight, but that would still only explain a small percentage. The rest is prob explained by poor nutrition and total lack of exercise.
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I told Hatibu about my ideas from yesterday when he eventually turned up an hour late to our meeting. He seemed happy abt me doing these stuff. I also asked him how much the group got for having me there, saying I payed abt 10-12000 sek to the organisation. I woud have thought they got at least something, that we could use for transport and getting around etc. But he said they got nothing at all. Will never do any form of volonteering this way ever again. The money ends up in the wrong hands. I feel like someone just cheated on me! Grrr! I basically paid all these money for getting a contact, Gizelle, which I havent really heard anything from the last 3 weeks (although She is amazing!). I could have done that myself and paid 10000Tsh (abt 60 sek) per week to any african family for food and accomodation. And to be honest. There is not really any project around here. Its a good idea, but like I said before, its more of a vision which will just die as soon as I leave (in case noone else comes down to take over). I learned a lot, but mainly by observing and talking to people. The hole project was already set to fail, since the group didnt get back to the companies, who all set their budget in the beginning of this year.
Time is to valuable to waste. I need to re schedule.
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Add to this. Im sick. I dont think its malaria cause my fever isnt that high and it would be a joke if any of the 2 mozzie bites I ot so far would have come from a female malaria positive mozzie.
Tried to do some push ups in my bed before my now 2 slices of untoasted rat nibbled toast. Didnt go very well since the matress was to soft. But still. Gotta try it! I thought being in Africa would make me loose a few kilos, but I think it will turn out the other way around. From eating nothing but carbs and fat. It surprises me to see the very high percentage of overweight, especially amongst middle aged women. I know the HIV treatment sometimes makes people add weight, but that would still only explain a small percentage. The rest is prob explained by poor nutrition and total lack of exercise.
'
I told Hatibu about my ideas from yesterday when he eventually turned up an hour late to our meeting. He seemed happy abt me doing these stuff. I also asked him how much the group got for having me there, saying I payed abt 10-12000 sek to the organisation. I woud have thought they got at least something, that we could use for transport and getting around etc. But he said they got nothing at all. Will never do any form of volonteering this way ever again. The money ends up in the wrong hands. I feel like someone just cheated on me! Grrr! I basically paid all these money for getting a contact, Gizelle, which I havent really heard anything from the last 3 weeks (although She is amazing!). I could have done that myself and paid 10000Tsh (abt 60 sek) per week to any african family for food and accomodation. And to be honest. There is not really any project around here. Its a good idea, but like I said before, its more of a vision which will just die as soon as I leave (in case noone else comes down to take over). I learned a lot, but mainly by observing and talking to people. The hole project was already set to fail, since the group didnt get back to the companies, who all set their budget in the beginning of this year.
Time is to valuable to waste. I need to re schedule.
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Add to this. Im sick. I dont think its malaria cause my fever isnt that high and it would be a joke if any of the 2 mozzie bites I ot so far would have come from a female malaria positive mozzie.
