{"id":2490,"date":"2013-08-24T16:56:05","date_gmt":"2013-08-24T16:56:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/?p=2490"},"modified":"2013-08-24T16:56:05","modified_gmt":"2013-08-24T16:56:05","slug":"choices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/2013\/08\/24\/choices\/","title":{"rendered":"Choices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2493\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2493\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/08\/P1030114.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2493 \" title=\"P1030114\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/08\/P1030114.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/08\/P1030114.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/08\/P1030114-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/08\/P1030114-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2493\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Red, Yellow or Blue?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>\u00a0Some of the random daily choices we face&#8230;.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Short cut with potholes and mud <strong>or<\/strong> paved road with the officials who like to pull us over<\/li>\n<li>Go on a night time cockroach squishing spree<strong> or<\/strong> keep the lights off and pretend I am alone in my kitchen<\/li>\n<li>Eat that and strengthen a relationship<strong>\u00a0or<\/strong> don&#8217;t eat that and keep my stomach at peace<\/li>\n<li>Ask what I am drinking <strong>or<\/strong> just drink it and enjoy the ignorance<\/li>\n<li>Watch that in French for more language <strong>or<\/strong> in English for a chance to relax<\/li>\n<li>Acknowledge my ignorance and figure out what on earth is going on <strong>or<\/strong> just watch and smile.<\/li>\n<li>Put shorts on and change when the doorbell rings <strong>or<\/strong> just stay in my skirt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Short Update &#8211;<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2492\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2492\" style=\"width: 320px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/08\/DSC_7823.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2492 \" title=\"DSC_7823\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/08\/DSC_7823.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/08\/DSC_7823.jpg 533w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/08\/DSC_7823-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/08\/DSC_7823-333x500.jpg 333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2492\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We are so happy to have a smile back on this face<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">We are finally healthy!<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">We are heading to Dakar for few days, which could, in theory, prove to be restful<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Joel leaves to Tanzania on Wednesday for 10 days &#8211; Our next adventure begins!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2491\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2491\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/08\/2013-07-03-13.25.57.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2491 \" title=\"SAMSUNG\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/08\/2013-07-03-13.25.57.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/08\/2013-07-03-13.25.57.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/08\/2013-07-03-13.25.57-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/08\/2013-07-03-13.25.57-375x500.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2491\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We press on<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; \u00a0Some of the random daily choices we face&#8230;. 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