Cable Guy & Heifer

March 28 – Back to Heifer today after waiting for the cable guy to come. I forgot to mention that a guy did come on Saturday morning & was here for a few minutes & said it was fixed. It worked for about 5 minutes & then stopped again. Very frustrating. So yesterday I called & they sent someone today. He called before arriving & was here before 10am, as promised. He spent about 30 minutes & said he found the wire was bad at the connection, so he fixed the wires at both ends & all seems to be working fine.

My day at Heifer was better. I did not have to match up kids names for this school. BUT the first envelope I opened had like the equivalent of US$37 in coins. Most of the coins were these tiny cent coins that are worth almost nothing. So that was a bit frustrating. I’m guessing the kid emptied his piggy bank. From the look of many of these envelopes, I think the use of piggy bank money might have been a theme, as the envelopes were loaded with change. Fortunately my spot today was not in front of the radio so it was a better day. The ladies also helped me with my Mandarin, turns out the book I have is not to accurate for pronunciation. I was there from 10:30 until 7:30, so a long day.

On the way home I stopped at a drug store to get some shampoo. That was all I was getting so I didn’t bother with a basket. Of course I found a few other things & a young man (teem probably) came over with a basket for me. I thanked him very much. In a few minutes he came back over to me with a box containing shampoo. He said that I might not have noticed that the same shampoo I had was in this box & you get another smaller bottle with it for the same price & wouldn’t I rather get that? I was really floored that he had noticed what I was purchasing & then came with something that would save me money. I had to smile when I think about how I’ve been treated by teenaged employees in the states, like you are bothering them if you ask them to do their job.

What kept me going all day was the thought that I was going to get dinner at one of my favorite places from when we worked at the old office. It is a kabob place (they are like gyros). It was about a 5 block walk & well worth the effort. I got my kabob & found a spot on a bench at the park & enjoyed my dinner watching kids play basket ball & soccer. Good ending to a good day.