Going to Jenoi is always hectic. I thought I packed so well... nope. Forgot toothpaste and shampoo. I was starving this morning on our way to Jenoi and polished off two breakfast bars and a small spamwich (spam and onion sandwich.. it is as not delicious as it sounds) to sustain myself. I wrote another journal entry in Serehule recalling my day yesterday and was proud of myself. I also got a shipment of new clothes from the free pile at the transit house in the capital/Kombo! It's exciting to wear things that aren't ginormous from being hand washed/sun dried. I had a long day of technical sessions about hand washing, diarrhea, making visuals on rice bags, and exclusive breastfeeding (feeding the child only breast milk for the first 6 months of life, which few women adhere to because they think the child needs water if it's thirsty, like an adult). All were pretty basic knowledge stuff but we did lots of demonstrations and I thought the facts behind each subject were useful. I can spew a ton of facts about how many kids die each year from diarrhea but that's really depressing. Let me know if you want to hear.
We had a SUPER late lunch but it's hard to get mad at the lunch ladies because they are just so nice. I love them to death. We had a long security session but funny skits inbetween and that's pretty much it. After dinner, I got three clutch massages from very nice coworkers who I owe. Luckily I am just the right size to step on backs. My friend Jon says I have a back of steel because he was like, grinding his knuckles on my back but I couldn't feel a thing. I have an awful knot or SOMETHING in my scapula area and it's obnoxious.
I'm getting very conscious of the possibility of gaining weight because of all the starch/CHO I eat which doesn't even come close to my energy output but I'm trying so hard to spend all my time studying! I try to remind myself that weight is transitory and can fluctuate and I have time to shed it all off after training. Apparently it's normal for ladies to gain a few extra pounds during this time.
All night, I sat by my Medical Officer and Jon (one of my nice co workers who worked on my back) who were switching off on the guitar and studied. It reminded me of going to the boba tea cafe in my college town or a local coffee shop to study. Except I was outside, looking for questionable bugs on/around me, and sitting on uncomfortable plastic chairs hahaha. I socialized a little bit and went to get my cellphone which I charged earlier in the day. On the way, I saw a huuuuge centipede that looked like it was on steroids. Becca, one of my other colleagues who's a champ that can bench 135 pounds - legitimately a champ since she was her school's intramural bench pressing champion - poked it and it got so scared that he pooped and curled up in a ball. I talked to my mom after that and went to bed. It's always so exhausting in Jenoi or any day for that matter. We're suppose to master some of our technical language by the end of this week and I'm scared. I HAVEN'T EVEN STARTED IT YET. I have, however, read it off the paper to my family. Now it just has to be memorized...
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