5:30 am start

Well now that I have found giant Timbits I have also started jogging to offset my timbit consumption...well not really. Boris and I have decided to drag ourselves out of bed bright and early every morning 5:30am, it is when the day is coolest and the air is not yet full of exhaust fumes! The jogging has come with a recent realization that we are no where near as fit as the average Burkinabé and this is why we are not as strong at combating all the weird ailments that our environment confronts us with. Actually, I have to admit that I have been pretty lucky to enjoy the luxury of having a “teacher’s immune system”. What I mean is that for years I have been bombarded with germs and have done my time being sick, where as Boris who has lacked in this germ control training has suffered a lot since we have been here. So far I’m not so sure there hasn’t been a week that he hasn’t pick up something, be it malaria, the brown menace (diarrhea), a never ending cough, food poisoning…it’s always a new adventure! Starting my day with a jog has also energized me throughout the day! The other good thing is that at 5:30am not too many people are out and about to see the funny tubabu’s huffing, puffing and sweating! Those that do see us look at us with a slightly amused, yet sleepy, perplexed look.