The path of least resistance

I have been sitting in front of my little laptop for a while now trying to think of something interesting to tell you all about. I didn't really come up with anything too impressive but, there are a few things worth mentioning I think.

I think that I might walk to the front door of the house when I get back and wait for the guard to open it for me, I am realizing how familiar and... well, not weird, all of the weird stuff here is.

Going to try and get my driver's license here through the project. Kahler was reading the SOP the other day and the interns are allowed to drive the project vehicles if they are licensed. I think that we can make a pretty good case for getting our licenses over here. I will let you know the results of that quest... I am pretty motivated though and I feel I have some solid reasoning; pretty sure I can get what I am after.

Saw a fella today trying to get the pile of things strapped on the back of his bicycle. It was a precarious tower of coal and bananas (killer combo... really). He took a few hop steps with his left leg and he was off. That scene is commonplace. I don't want to forget those pictures I have in my head.

Sorry this post is a sporadic. I think I mentioned that Dr. Allen was in town in my last post but, she left for the Ndola the day after she arrived. Well, she came back for the day with a representative from PATH Dr. Julie Puliwitz (likely killed that last name). All of the interns hopped a ride into a little restaurant called Chit Chat for some lunch with the boss and Julie. I got the beef kabobs and almost starved. The amount of food on my plate made my heart sad. Jen was next to me and for some reason they gave her (A super little thin girl) a massive pile of fries, problem not quite solved but, now more manageable.

All of the interns introduced themselves to our guess, Julie, and a few to Dr. Allen as they are fairly new to the project. I was lucky in that intros went clockwise and I got to get my details out before Kahler did. Which ever one of us goes first gets to give all of the interesting bits of background the second just gets to say, 'yah, what he said plus/minus wife, and plus/minus one year'. Aggie epidemiologists with experience in a genetics laboratory. Even the Harvard PhD grad tipped her hat to our lab work.

There are four of us that stick together pretty well at the project. In Fact, Kahler, John, Jen and I have dubbed ourselves to Fantastic Four. I get to be the Human Torch (the coolest by far), Kahler is Mr. Fantastic, John is the Thing, and Jen is the Invisible Girl. It works out well and I had to get this all written out as documentation that I was the Human Torch, John and Kahler didn't give that one up without a fight, haha.

One of my more ridiculous posts here for what I hope was a semi-pleasurable read. I truly hope that all is well where ever you are. Have a fabulous day.

More on me visiting the Irish Embassy in Lusaka to see the ambassador next time.

Oh, yes and I am on-call this week. That always makes for some interesting stories; I will be sure to fill you in on anything note worthy. Despite the potential hell that is on-call, all is well