| (2003-11-03) Fasting, Geoff, and Quitting Jobs Hours turn into days turn into weeks turn into months. I'm nearly at the 10 week mark. I've gotten very little accomplished. Part of the problem is that I quit one of my jobs last week. It just wasn't working out. Interpersonal problems with a fellow VSO volunteer, and the goals of the job weren't going to be reached, and I couldn't stand the thought of me spending my six months here and not having anything accomplished in the end. Now I'm working for a hospital. I'm building a web site for them, which I think is really important. It's not the most sustainable project, but it's a start, and it's something that's achievable in the three (working) months I have left here. ** I'm fasting this week. I'm going without food and water between the hours of 7am and 7pm. I'm very thirsty. ** I've met a new friend. His name is Geoff. He's a (ahem) Canadian and he's making a Gambian horror film. He's a very good kid, and it's nice to find someone who I can share comfortable silences with and who I have things in common with. It's only taken me two months, but I think I've found my first *real* friend here. It's a good feeling. |