Time has sped up here considerably. The first week took ages, the second moved a little quicker, and now I just have my routine and nothing too exciting happens. It's not bad, but it makes it hard to find material for this blog.
My internship has gotten nice and boring as well. I got to spend Tuesday sorting huge folders of correspondance by date. I spent some time sorting old job applications as well, and it was really interesting that every one of them had things like "I am a strong believer in Jesus Christ" near the top. They also listed which church they attended and things like that. People here are very serious about their faith. One of my roommates got chewed out by coworkers for saying she was a Christian but not being able to recite any Bible verses other than John 3:16.
We've bought an absurd amount of movies since we've been here. There are a lot of pirated DVDs around, most of which have 10ish movies, all for 3 cedi, or 2 if you're a good bargainer. So far I have the complete works of Arnold Schwarzenegger on 2 dvds, a collection including all 3 Indiana Jones, all 3 Pirates of the Caribbean, and a few others, and a Bruce Lee/Jackie Chan collection. I know for a fact I'm going to buy a Chun Yow-Fat collection too, I just didn't have the money when I saw it the other day. It's basically amazing.
Finally, I'm currently reading The Second World by Parag Khanna. It's a discussion of how the countries of the semi-periphery must attempt to engage and use the three major powers of the world - the U.S., China, and the EU - in order to pull themselves into the first world. It goes on a region by region basis, and is pretty enlightening. At first I wondered why there wasn't a section on Africa, and then I thought "Oh yeah, it's called the second world..."
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Ya time speeds up when you get into a routine. My first week took like 49508345 months and the past month feels like a flash.
ReplyDeleteYeeeah we've both been abroad for over a month now!
I'm pretty sure you mean Chow Yun-Fat. Be sure to get "A Better Tomorrow". The Replacement Killers is good too. As is everything else from him and the Woo, obviously.
ReplyDeleteI don't even know what I typed. I definitely typed in "Motumbo" when I was trying to find information about "Mobutu" the other day, and I was confused when I started reading about a basketball player instead of a dictator from Zaire.
ReplyDeleteWhat is the faith like there? Are you attending any services? Is it a "christian culture" like I'm working in?
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