A Day in the Life

In case you were wondering what a day in the life of Bintu Sogodogo is here ya go:
Up by 6:00. Feed my rabbits millet chafe, feed my cat dried fish, give water to them both as well as my mint plant. Pack up my mosquito net tent and put away bedding. Do yoga or pilates for half an hour. GO into the house and boil some water, while listening to BBC on my shortwave radio. Make oatmeal and tea, eat and play sudoku. Wash face and brush teeth. Read my book for a while, finish book, Black and Blue by Anna Quinlan. My friend, Nu, then comes over to ask for some Meringua tree seeds and then we look at and discuss my rabbits and their tunnel digging habits for a while. Then my other friend Ousmane comes over, asking if we could build his soak pit now instead of after lunch. I got to cut some PVC pipe at my homologue, Abli’s house for the soak pit. Abli is gone and the pipe saw is locked in his house. I find Abli’s dad and he cuts the pipe with some old pipe saw. I bring the cut pipe, some cement and some plastic to Ousmane’s house. We then build a soak pit. Afterwards, Ousmane makes some chicory tea for us to drink, we chat for a little. I go home and then make a quiche! I bathe because it’s hotter than hell, and then I eat my quiche. I start a new book and after awhile I try to take a nap, unsuccessful due to heat. I got to Abli’s- he’s sleeping, go and chat with Diarra instead. We rest and chat until ‘it cools down’ and then go and pick lengue in the bush. Come home, feed and water rabbits, get water from pump, wash dishes, water mint plant, bathe, rest until I leave to eat dinner at my host family’s. After dinner we chat a bit then I got home. Set up my bedding/tent outside. Asleep by 9:30.