Tuesday, November 01, 2005 Whew, where to start.

Oh I know. I don't have internet at work any more because they didn't pay the bill... so the ISP cut them off. Annoying, and actually detrimental to my work (as one might consider it would have the opposite effect). In any case, I'm now relegated to paying money for my internet time like the common volunteer. *tear*

This weekend was a blast, our first ICT meeting went off without a hitch, and surpisingly enough we actually got some things accomplished (and had a very interesting discussion regarding the role of ICT in development). Lots of good food was made, including a delicious pizza with hand-made (with my hands) dough. I was actually pretty impressed with how it turned out. Saturday marked the VAC meeting, where all the volunteers in the region get together to propose problems, suggest solutions and simply keep the tenuous flow of information going. It was also time to elect a new representative to go down to Cotonou each quarter and report on the goings on. That's me! Yup, Lyle Kozloff. VACR PCV Rev. Lyle Kozloff.

Post all that was the ever popular chook marché near the university. I can't reveal all the details, but I was offered two fifteen year old girls "for marriage, or just for the night". The only catch was I had to trap them by the wrists. It's a shame my friends were waiting for me... but there's always next week =P Theresa, Lisa and I capped the night with a visit to Seraphine's (my kick-ass secretary lady) restaurant. She is pretty much the funniest person alive, so that was an excellent time. She deserves a post of her own though. The important part of the evening was an invitation to the the Marché Kilombo (yes, we found out the proper spelling and pronunciation) for another round of chooking the following day. Naturally we accepted.

Sunday was fairly calm, but Kilombo was anything but. Quite possibly one of the funnest (and funniest) experiences so far 'a chookin'. Whew. I don't even know if I can type it. Actually I can't. I'm really, really tired right now (Lots of no sleep during the weekend) so I may just put a pause on it until tomorrow.

Sorry. It's cop out, but I'm lazy. Promise though, it'll be worth the wait.