The short rains are upon us. What this means is that it rains mostly at night, but sometimes in the mornings and afternoons too. And everything gets covered with mud. You should see my classroom floors. It’s disgusting. It also means that my shoes get completely covered in muck.
It can create other complications as well; the other night Kelly and I took a cab back from a bar. It dropped us off in front of our house and Kelly went inside and passed out on her bed. I was in the midst of brushing my teeth when I heard a knock on the door. It ws the cab driver; he was stuck in the mud right outside of my house and my neighbors house (who happens to be the principal of primary school) The cab driver and I try for a while; one of us pushing and the other in the car. All that we ended up doing was digging the wheels in……
So I ended up calling Nick and about three askaris (the school guards) came by to help get the cab out. TWO AND A HALF HOURS LATER the stupid car was finally out. . It was 4:30 in the morning and I was completely covered in mud. The wheels spun at one point and splattered mud across my face and entire body. I had also been kneeling in the mud to hold the flashlight under the car for the askaris to dig. It was rough…Thank you rainy season.
Victoria going for a stroll.
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