i got home one day and opened the door to my room/the house and there were three chicks chirping and running around and pooping everywhere. not totally surprising since there are chickens running around everywhere but still did not know what to do. my cousin steve came and just laughed and shooed them out and cleaned up the poo, so clearly i could have handled that but i didn't know if they were supposed to be there or how they got there or what one normally did in this situation.
another bird incident, i came home and my 16 year old bro, momo, showed me a turkey they were keeping in the house until it was to become our food. it would clank around in the pots and pans underneath the sink during the night, waking me up occasionally and confusing me until i remembered oh yes clearly there is a turkey walking around. and during the day he sat awkwardly squished between a door and the wall, facing the corner. joann if you are reading this it reminded me a lot of the zebra at the zoo.
we just got back from andoahela national park which was gorgeous, we camped for a night in a transitional forest zone; on one side of the mountain is humid and the other side is dry cause the rainclouds can't pass over the mountains. there was a gorgeous stream right next to us and i sterilized the water to drink, it tasted quite good. and we swam in a paradise-like waterfall/natural pool area and my shoulders probably got sunburned again.
i stayed for a night in a village called amboasary sud, where i saw more STARS than i have ever seen in my life. gorgeous. and i played with an itty bitty kitty named chocolat. (pictures to come... someday...)
other than that, still love love loving it here. getting more adjusted to the heat. getting a bit sick of rice. but the baby bananas, and these cookies called bolo, are making up for it. waiting for the stupid political situation to calm down so they will lift the 10pm curfew so we can actually go out at night...
voyage to berenty (lemur studies!) coming up, and marine studies at tulear!!! and the village stay. that should be interesting.
i have an idea of my ISP topic - consumption and commercialization of turtle/tortoise meat. i've got a hook-up. very excited.
gotta go. much love,
karen
a: I'm excited for lemurs.
ReplyDeleteb: I'm excited for pictures of kittens.
c: I don't really like birds, but I wish I had a story like a turkey was walking around my house.
d: I also wish they would lift your 10pm curfew.
e: I happy you are happy.
You are so funny and I miss you horribly. I'm glad you're safe and stuff. I have a few things sitting in my apartment to send you but I'm not sure if I can send them or if I should just wait until you get back.
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