Friday 8 June 2012

May Mayhem

 (Okay, so not really "mayhem" per se,  in the destructive havoc-wreaking sense of the term...but May was a chaotic month, nonetheless.)

You may have noticed my entries for the month of  May and early June have been a little thin. It turned out to be a very busy time, for some of the reasons mentioned below, and I am a little behind in my blog posts.  I have already written about a couple of these events, and I am now trying to catch up on the others...so stay tuned !

In May/early June, I:
  • moved into a new new house
  • broke in a new housemate (just teasing, Erin)
  • learned new routes, routines
  • introduced a couple of newly arrived volunteers to some of my favourite places in and around Gaborone
  • worked long hours (due to a couple of exciting projects)
  • fought a bronchial infection (note to self:  do not self-medicate with Cipro -- ever agan)
  • worked on my Serlo forms (that's the innocuous sounding acronym for the "selection for retention or lay-off" process many in the federal public service of Canada are now going through)
  • long-distance managed a tree falling on my house
  • ventured to the Okavango Delta for a weekend safari by horseback, mokoro (poled dug-out canoe), and on foot
  • introduced some local friends to "Canadian cuisine" (I have to use the quotation marks, since I'm still not sure what that is)
  • attended a funeral and a baby shower, in the same day (celebrating the end of one life, and the beginning of another)
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  1. rox25 June 2012 at 18:34

    i want to know what happened to the cipro incident! by the way, the hash house harriers - sounds like a wonderful group!

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    1. Unknown25 June 2012 at 23:51

      Let's just say that cipro is probably more effective in treating other kinds of infections. It went to work where it wasn't needed.
      Yes, the hashers are a fun group.

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  2. Greg P.2 July 2012 at 17:20

    Hash House Harriers?! I had heard they were world wide from some of the ones I know here. Do you have your nickname yet? Or is that just an Edmonton tradition?

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  3. Anonymous9 July 2012 at 15:14

    Hello Stephanie:
    We are so enjoying your blog. When you are through it will be a book.

    I have shared your blog with Carol Meir here in Sherwood Park. Carol
    started the "GANG" program and the fund raising initatives for the Grandma's in Africa.

    My neighbor Carrie and I are reading "The #1 Ladies Detective Agency, we are on our 8th book. We love reading them and relating them to parts of your blog.

    Hope all is well with you.
    EJ Pommen

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