Blackout

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Due to a huge rainstorm, we are having our first overnight blackout tonight! Since there are basically no street lights or back up generators, the whole town is pitch black. Lucky for us, we had a bunch of candles, flashlights and a few solar powered lanterns to take us through the night! Thanks to modern technology, I have enough battery life and a portable Internet stick for my laptop to let me write this post before bed! The lights went out around 6 p.m. just as the sun was starting to set, which just so happens to be the time we all make dinner. Fortunately, we have a gas stove and were still able to make a warm meal. We were bumping into each other a bit, but we made it work! It was actually kind of nice gathering around candle light to eat our dinner. The great thing about blackouts is that it brings people together, a few of us missed our skype dates with family and friends back home, but we all hung out in the main room playing games and chatting with each other to help pass the time (8p.m. is just way too early to go to bed). Blackouts are quite common here, so I'm sure this is the first overnight one of many, but at least I live with a fun group of people that I can pass the time with...now just to deal with the leaky crack in my ceiling and the muddy walk to work in the morning, I'm sure that will be another story for another time...apparently it takes 30 minutes to take a walk that is usually 10, I'm glad I brought my hiking boots 😊

Swahili phrase of the day: Nafurahi kukuona which means "Nice to Meet You"... one of the bag boys at the local supermarket taught us that phrase yesterday. We've only been here for two weeks and are already regulars at the grocery store.

Peace&Love

- Lisa

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Photos

Game time!
We're playing a card game called "backpackers" It's a great travel game or to play with a large group of people!

Cooking
The candle was the perfect amount of light!