List of Amusing Crap

A friend told me it would be a good idea to make a list of the strange crap that has happened to me since I arrived. Here we go:

Medical Adventures

The first day in Benin I stubbed my toe and then the nail bed got infected. It was originally bacterially infected and then became fungally infected. I lost the nail twice. And it finally cleared up 8 months after i stubbed it.

The first two weeks of training I lost a good 10 pounds due to an intestinal parasite.

On Thanksgiving this past year I had ameobas and food poisoning at the same time. That was not fun. Didn't gain any weight that holiday season.

I cracked my tooth two months ago... still not taken care of.

Bike Adventures (I was not injured in anyway)

I was riding around on my bike and accidently road it into a ditch which made my fly over the handle bars, land flat on my back.

One day I was riding around and a low flying duck smacked into my head.

I was crossing the road once and got hit by a motorcycle which gave the back frame a 90 degree angle.

Taxi Adventures

Delivering a kitten to Natitingou I got stuck in Djougou after the taxi I was taking decided to tow a car all the way to Djougou. The ride took 3 hours long, normally 45 minutes.

The 9 hour taxi ride from Natitingou to Bassila. My friend and I actually had to stop and call someone from my town to come pick us up when our taxi decided to stop moving forward. It died a terrible death.

20 people in a 5 seater taxi. No joke.

House Adventures

My cat has had a total of 12 kittens.

It's been so hot I've slept on my concrete floor all night.

Having friends over and my biggest problem being I didn't have enough chairs.

There you go hope you enjoyed my List of Amusing Crap that has happened to me in the last 18 months.