Monday, May 10, 2010

25 Ways to make a bad day great in Bujumbura

1. Go to the Beach
2. Go to your favorite coffee shop, greet your favorite Barista
3. Enjoy some Burundi Tea
4. Invite your friends over
5. Bake!
6. Walk around the market
7. Discover a new bus route
8. Have a great conversation with students
9. Discover that Buja has soft serve ice cream
10. Go swimming
11. Buy a whole bunch of fruit and veggies for less than $3.00
12. Get a package from America
13. Master a new recipe
14. Have guests over to your apartment
15. Take a walk
16. Break into the chocolate stash that was supposed to last until
December but may not make it to next week :)
17. Practice Kirundi with street kids
18. Grade papers in the sunshine
19. Wear jeans for the first time in months, finally it has rained
20. Have fries and a coca, you know you've been craving them all week
21. Surprise the Burundians on the bus by paying the correct bus fare
22. Talk with friends from home
23. Be comfortable enough to not feel like a tourist
24. Go upcountry
25. Sit in church and actually know what's happening

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