Small animals that got stuck in the corner between my hut wall and bed: 2
Fields planted with seed I distributed: 10
Fields planted with seed I distributed that were planted with the recommended seeding disc, which determines plant spacing within rows: 8
Lowest observed temperature in my hut, in degrees Fahrenheit: 75
Total sprouts so far out of [...]
In the past few weeks I finally got around to all that “make your hut your home” stuff they told us to do in our first three months at site. I had delayed mostly because I wasn’t sure that I would be in my hut this long; when I first arrived, in November, and construction [...]
I’m a bit late on this one, but mad props to Seth for his site and its press!
The rainy season has transformed my village’s surroundings from tall, golden brown (i.e. dead) grass to a carpet of neon green sprouts. Farmers are in full swing—most of the millet and corn already planted, they’re now seeding peanuts and cotton. This is all accomplished despite cranky or sometimes nonexistent equipment. Children lead horses, donkeys, or [...]
Garden plots dug in backyard: 2
Small animals killed by Steven: 2
Village toddlers with squeaking cartoon character shoes: 2
Sixteen-year-olds married off to other villages: 1
Brides offered to Steven: 1
Minimum number of farmers who planted their Peace-Corps-distributed seed two weeks before I found out they’d planted: 2
Depth in meters of my village’s well: 35
Depth in meters of [...]