It's Just One of Those Days

It's just one of those days when you feel like laying around the pool, drinking a beer, taking a nap, and relaxing a little bit. I know it's not exciting but it's whats going on right now and I thought I'd share.

Thai Food

Once a month, the social committee at ISD shows us newbees a good local restaurant. So far I have been to a Vietnamese and Thai place. The food is good! You have to wait a long time at most places, which gets annoying if it's a school night. I mean, imagine all the things you have to think of to say when you are at a table for two to three hours.

Halloween

This year Gabbie and I volunteered to help out with the annual Club Atlantique (American Club) haunted house/Halloween party. Parents of the school put it on and asked us to help out. It was fun, until about, 8:30 PM, and then I was zonked and wanted to go home. Gabbie and I also realized early on in the evening that A) we were the only other teacher volunteers and B) we were the ONLY ones there without a kid of our own. I felt like a creepy idiot. The costumes were cute and it was fun to have fun with our students.
See the picture with the boy in the red dress? When I asked him what he was he responded, "I am a lady that just quit smoking"????

Pumpkin

On our way to work yesterday we (Gabbie, Stacey, and I) found a puppy on the side of the road, eating garbage. I stopped the car, Gabbie got out, and the pup wagged her tail as she walked towards Gab. How could we let her go? She was covered in ticks, dirty, and eating garbage. We brought her to school and I later drove home to put her in Bud's kennel. That afternoon we decided that Stacey needed a dog and we all agreed that Pumpkin should be her name.

Pumpkin looks and acts like a Lab. I can't believe it! She is so cute.

Softball

Gabbie and I have joined the ISD (that's the school we work for) softball team. We have practice on Friday and a game on Saturday. Last weekend we lost to the Peace Corps/dirty hippies team. This weekend we won against the Dakar Academy, the other English speaking school here and they were children. It's a social league. The field is super nice, right on the water, Buddy can come, and there is a stand that sells hot dogs, soda, beer, and candy. The field is owned by the U.S. embassy and our students run the food shack.

Signs

It's been while since I have blogged. I have been busy! Sunday I went SCUBA diving and carved a pumpkin under water. I have been catching up on Heroes, what a cool show. I have also been riding my bike to school and going to Yoga. Not bad! Saturday night Gabbie and I went to a French restaurant called Le Lodge and had a very nice expensive meal. We went with a large group and it took four hours. I got up during the middle and smoked a cigar. That's right a Cuban 'cause you can buy 'em here.

Check these out. Can you name the sodas? Doesn't ass mean ass everywhere? That tire company sign throws me off every time.

Lightning May Strike

Click on the picture to make it bigger. Look at my hair! During our camping trip we had a wee thunderstorm. This is what http://www.erh.noaa.gov
has to say about your hair standing on your head:

When the electrical charge begins to build, preceding a lightning strike, it feels very similar to a build up of charge prior to a static electricity charge. You may feel or see your hair standing up...This sensation is one sign that lightning is about to strike.