This Monday was Tabasky, pretty much the biggest holiday of the year here. It was a lot of fun, everyone ate sheep and wore new clothes and danced the night away. Then, on Tuesday it was back to the grindstone again with a 7 am class...but wait! For some reason that nobody at my school could explain (and nobody knew about until that morning actually) there was no class alll week. So, after the teaher's debating this for about an hour and the students standing around waiting for the ok to go home, it was made official by a call from someone who said it was true, and we all went home. Normally, I would be excited that classes are cancelled for a week and I can relax, but I was supposed to give 3 tests this week that I'm now screwed on, and relaxing quickly turns to boredom here.
So, not a lot new. This week I went to hang out with a friend in my village who has a pet monkey (pictures to come eventually, I always forget my camera when I go there). This monkey is super scared of me and always makes this horrible menacing face to me to try to get me to leave. Luckily, she is on a short chain on a tree. But, this particular day, my chair was apparently just slightly too close to the tree, and I didn't notice because she wasn't growling at me like usual. Then, all of a sudden, after me sitting there for about 20 minutes, she lept at me and slapped me and started freaking out! Fortunately the chain ripped her back and all she could do was scratch my arm a little bit- her teeth look sharp and I really don't want to experience them! It pretty much scared the crap out of me my heart was pounding and then she was growling and making these scary monkey attack faces at me the rest of the time I was there. Now that it's over it's a little bit hilarious, but at the time I was admittantly terrified.
I was also hit by a moto this week while riding my bike in Bobo, the damage to my body is minimal, just an enormous black bruise covering my right hip and butt. Guess I'm lucky, could have been worse. And then yesterday, I was pooped on by a chicken. And I have about 30 bites of some kind on my leg, not mosquitos or fleas...bedbugs maybe? If bedbugs, hopefully it's from sleeping in Bobo and not from my bed. It's been an interesting week. I guess at least I have my health!
Gotta get back to village today to try to get at least a little work done this week, prep for tests and lessons and such. Hope the holiday's are treating everyone well and the cold isn't too overwhelming, I really wish I could be there for Christmas, it's strange to be away for the holidays!