{"id":1254,"date":"2012-07-20T19:17:18","date_gmt":"2012-07-20T19:17:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/?p=1254"},"modified":"2012-07-20T19:17:18","modified_gmt":"2012-07-20T19:17:18","slug":"just-for-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/2012\/07\/20\/just-for-fun\/","title":{"rendered":"Just For Fun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>How About Some Fun Info About our Life in Africa<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A donkey cart picks up our trash everyday. \u00a0Or as the boys would say, &#8220;The garbage Donkey is here!&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>On every &#8220;block&#8221; there is at least one uncompleted new construction which serves as a public bathroom and dump<\/li>\n<li>Tomato and cucumber seeds are for throwing away, not for eating\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_1256\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1256\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/DSC_5372.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1256\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/DSC_5372.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/DSC_5372.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/DSC_5372-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1256\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I learned this the hard way, as I made the critical error of leaving them in the dish I made<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Dress is determined by where you are going and not what you are doing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1263\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1263\" style=\"width: 375px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/P1010737.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1263\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/P1010737.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/P1010737.jpg 375w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/P1010737-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1263\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The safe approach...Leaving the house = Dressing up<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Most people here speak 3 different languages<\/li>\n<li>Entering a room requires greeting everyone in the room\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_1258\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1258\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/DSC_5744.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1258\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/DSC_5744.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/DSC_5744.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/DSC_5744-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1258\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hopefully someday my boys will willingly do this<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Arts and crafts are everywhere\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_1260\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1260\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/DSC_58991.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1260\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/DSC_58991.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/DSC_58991.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/DSC_58991-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1260\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I am enjoying learning how to do some of these crafts<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>When we go on a walk we just never quite know what we will bring home with us\n<figure id=\"attachment_1261\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1261\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/DSC_5987.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1261\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/DSC_5987.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/DSC_5987.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/DSC_5987-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1261\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our most recent find<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_1264\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1264\" style=\"width: 375px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/P1010782.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1264\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/P1010782.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/P1010782.jpg 375w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/P1010782-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1264\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">He has been a fun house guest although the boys were slightly disappointed that he won&#039;t change to the color of their legos<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Some Special Blessings that came our way this week<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The mosquito screens are mounted and now just need to be sealed. \u00a0We maybe see the light at the end of the mosquito tunnel!<\/li>\n<li>It is hot, but we are handling the heat so much better than we did last year.<\/li>\n<li>A special gift came our way to purchase a membership to the local pool during hot season. \u00a0This is a HUGE blessing!<\/li>\n<li>We left for our monthly trip to Dakar, which is always relaxing and yes we even got a warm shower!\n<figure id=\"attachment_1262\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1262\" style=\"width: 375px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/P1010455.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1262\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/P1010455.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/P1010455.jpg 375w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/P1010455-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1262\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The boys love our Trips to Dakar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_1255\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1255\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/DSC_5063.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1255\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/DSC_5063.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/DSC_5063.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/07\/DSC_5063-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1255\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">So many special treats for them<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>We found out we will have a whole suitcase that we get to fill with things for Katie to bring. \u00a0Let the dreaming begin!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How About Some Fun Info About our Life in Africa A donkey cart picks up our trash everyday. \u00a0Or as the boys would say, &#8220;The garbage Donkey is here!&#8221; On every &#8220;block&#8221; there is at least one uncompleted new construction 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