partaking, embracing or just plain having no
other choice to living a rural African bush mode
life.
The obvious ones like electricity, running water,
heat, dust are unavoidable and can be worked
around with some ingenuity.
But the greatest I've faced yet was trying to keep
up with the Super Bowl they called number 49.
In the last blog entry it was mentioned that certain
preparations were made to ensure an acceptable
Super Sunday experience.
All the best laid plans of mice or men and throw in
... all the kings horses and men couldn't put the
internet connection back together again.
It was as close to hell on earth that a person with
interest in the Super Bowl outcome could be.
From the kick off till the animated powering down
of the smart phone when the chosen ones were
down 24 to 14, it was an battle of want over ..
just wasn't.
The sports (ESPN) app is supposed to update but
that wasn't seeming to happen. Lulls of what seemed
to be close to the true meaning of forever were all
there was. After starting, restarting and other
desperate restartings ... it was too much for even
a rock headed fool to take.
In the end ... the only way was to accept that in
every situtation there is a possibility that the
weak link syndrome will rear it's ugly head.
Voila ... a Super Frustrating Sunday (SFS).
There are definite challenges to living as a Peace
Corps volunteer in rural areas.
But none greater than expecting a civilized SB
moment.
Alls well that ends well though ... the good guys won.
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