Today it is HOT out. I slept in and then went to the lake to sit on the beach, read, and enjoy lunch and a coke. It was really nice while I was in the shade, but the sand in the sun was burning hot! I don't think I got burned, which is good!
This afternoon I'm hiding inside to stay out of the sun. I did some GMAT studying and got a good start on Anna Karenina - I'm enjoying it so far.
I'm also getting over the bit of culture shock I was feeling - any time I hear mzungu I turn and wave hello or goodbye to the kids, and overall the tone of the calls in the street has been a lot more polite than in Latin America. I'll get an occasional rude comment, but for the most part people are respectful. The women here are my favorite - they generally just smile at me and wave. One woman had the most joyful laugh when she say me running - like it was the best thing she had seen in her life. The women who run the guest house I'm staying out have been wonderful, too. They are my trusted advisers on issues like where to get fruit, where to catch the best beach at the lake, and whether or not to accept an invitation to go out (last night, the answer was no - another guest was going to a bar and a club, and I was reluctant, since I didn't know him, his friends, or the places, and my gut reaction was confirmed by Tande, who said that one of the places he wanted to go was pretty rough. I went to bed at 9:30 instead :))
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