Jun
18
Friday fun
Posted by: Natasha Chiang | June 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment
June 17, an eventful day On our way back from lunch, we noticed a big crowd of people gathered around two men. It turned out to be a fist fight between two men, apparently fighting over a cheating wife. There were people from the town gathered, as well as children from the primary school beside […]
Jun
18
Weekend reflection
Posted by: Natasha Chiang | June 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment
A couple days ago we bumped into an American Peace Corp volunteer shopping at the local supermarket that regularly visit. (Supermarkets in the towns are really just tiny convenience stores stocked up with basic things like sauce, water, school notebooks, and cheap candy. ) We learned that her name was Audrey, and she is staying […]
Jun
18
Midnight
Posted by: Natasha Chiang | June 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment
June 15 Last night I was awoken in the middle of the night by a loud screeching and a flurry of jumping or convulsing coming from the roof above my room. Two days ago we had ‘waged war’ against the rats, and we set up a couple food stations infused with poison. We hear them […]