To be honest, the vast majority of the work day proved to be quite the struggle. After a wonderful, drug-induced sleep on Tuesday, neither Caroline nor I managed to settle in comfortably to our shared couch last night. It took significant amounts of coffee to power through what felt like the longest, sleepiest day in the entire world.
Happily, though, the day got a significant pick-me-up when we got to read about the PCV Challenge in the RedEye! Caroline and I met up with the Lincoln Park reporter last night for a beer at Glascott's, to talk about how we were faring thus far in the Challenge, and what motivated us to participate. Stephen also emailed Pete and Stephanie, which means that not only did pictures of my Peace Corps friends make it into the piece, but they were quoted as well.
Check out the coverage here: http://neighborhoods.redeyechicago.com/lincoln-park/news-report/2011/08/04/friends-give-up-luxuries-to-support-peace-corps/
And for those of you that read the article and questioned: am I really eating that many peanut butter sandwiches? Feel free to look at this picture I took of my desk today for validation:
Now, here is tonight's game plan. We decided to take our dinner to our backyard (significantly cooler), but had to move it back into the family room when mosquitoes descended in full-force. On the upside, these mosquitoes don't carry the threat of malaria. On the downside, Caroline and I do not have a mosquito net for our shared couch, and thus, will choose to close our windows to the lovely, cool air tonight.
We are currently hanging out in our family room reading celebrity gossip magazines and watching Serendipity on Caroline's laptop. For those of you that plan to imply this is cheating, here is my two-tiered response: a). Stephanie and Pete both have laptops in the third world. They both watch movies on aforementioned laptops. b). There is sacrifice involved on our part. Check out how we are watching this movie on a baby laptop screen, while our giant TV sits silent and neglected in the background:
You may also enjoy the obvious and total explosion of stuff everywhere. This experience is like living in a dorm room, but without the organizational help of things like closets or dressers.
Final thoughts - I got a letter in the mail from Pete today. He mailed it exactly one month ago. Behold the efficiency of Peace Corps snail mail. Caroline and I also Skyped Stephanie for the first time since she left this evening - thanks to the time difference it's already Friday morning there and she was on a quick break from Mongolian language class. The connection was awful, but we did get to wave and shout hello to her Mongolian teachers.
Stay tuned for more updates!
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