Sunday Oct 24 Day 144
Yesterday afternoon I visited the site of the tree collapse which caused our power to be off all day. It turns out that the power lines are what kept the tree from plunging through the roof of the wealthiest man on the hillside. This gentleman has donated 30 million rupees (670,000 US dollars) for the new gym and renovating the high school boys residence. We did get a little bit of electricity last evening but the voltage is so low that I cannot use this laptop plugged into the wall.
I have been unable to use my computer to play solitaire and I find myself totally bored. The days are so long when you cannot break them up by playing a few games. I read a book most of yesterday sitting next to the window in a uncomfortable chair.
Last evening all my classmates and I were invited to the principal’s home for “Worldwide Woodstock Day”. The food was delicious and I helped myself to a good sized glop of mashed potatoes (anything but rice). The meat was in a very tasty red sauce. I had had meat for lunch and dinner 5 times so far and it has been wonderful. I will now return to my rice, lentils and vegetables for lunch and my bowl of oatmeal for supper.
I have just returned from a walk where I was escorted by the ghengis who lives here at Kilmarnock. He frequently gets out and is gone for days. As I left the house there he was right beside me. When I met some people I knew from the hillside he sat on the ground beside me and accompanied me home including getting chained upon his return.
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