Ate crocodile!

So I didn't have to go teach on Saturday b/c the students had a day off for having taken exams earlier during the week. It was very nice not to have to wake up at 7am on a Saturday morning and go teach for 5 hours straight! On Friday, got off from work a bit late, around 7:30pm. I went home and House 2 were having a bit of a get-together. I guess some of the mercenary kids from the US were returning home, and we were throwing them a little party. I wasn't feeling very sociable, so I went for maybe 1 hr or so. I saw a few people that I had not seen in a while, and it was nice to sit, chat, look at the lake, and sip some coca cola. Anne-Claire also came from Kinshasa, and she'll be here for about a week.

After the small sunset drink, I went home to sit and relax and smoke shisha. I think I smoked a bit too much of that stuff, b/c I ended up feeling dizzy and with a stomach pain. It went away after 10 minutes... thank god! Georgia, Fidele, and I decided to go dancing, as Fidele is going home at the end of the month. He's not really getting recognized for his work, and as the health coordinator, he's got so many responsibilities, and IRC with all its procedures, well, it delays the work... and poor Fidele gets blamed when things do go as planned. Javier brought some reggaeton music, so I gave it to the DJ. It was a fun night, and a very nice way to decompress. It's ironic though that even here in Congo, people of color feel more comfortable hanging around each other.. the expat get-together was all white people, with me as the only non-white person in the crowd.. a bit ironic to see that here again.

On Sunday, Job and his roomates had a bit of a get-together and bbq. Simon brought back some crocodile, and I tried it. Funny thing, it wasn't bad and tasted very much like pork. the meat was white. I invited one of my coworker along, since he plays volleyball with me and we had to cancel volleyball yesterday. The guy though got drunk and puked all over... that was not pretty, and I was worried b/c 1) his wife recently had a baby, and 2) that's inappropriate.

Otherwise, today worked on a few reports and the week is starting off well. I do feel like I'm on top of things and am providing a good support to the programs. It's a good feeling and a nice reminder to why we're here.

Ok, Isa off for tonight...