Tuesday, 6 May 2008

Love and Mathematics II: Senegal, how do you compute?

The actual price of things: Take the vendor’s said price and divide by three. Insist that you are actually Senegalese, offended, and poor, then slowly walk away. They won’t let you get far.

The capacity of a bus: Just stuff until you can’t breathe, and even then, you can start strapping things to the roof.

The age of the Senegalese
:Take the age someone appears and add six years, in some cases 10 if they’ve been taking their vitamins.

MOST IMPORTANTLY, HOW TO BE ON TIME

Take the scheduled time and add two hours to 30 days. If you’re waiting for a meal, add two hours, if you’re in a “moving” vehicle, add six. overnighted mail typically takes four weeks.

LIKE I SAID, NDANK-NDANK MOOY JOPP GOLO CI NAAY EVERYTHING TAKES FOREVER!

week three, sans credit card. I’ve been mooching off my friends and limiting my facewash usage. Just one pump, not two. Gotta make this bottle last.

Living expenditures just went from $100 a week to $10. I'm so proud of myself. It’s not being broke if you pretend it’s a fun game. Walk or take a rusty bucket. Get a baguette and tomato, or better yet take that three mile walk to make it home in time for lunch.

Josh explained that if I live like a normal Senegalese person instead of rockstar, I can live in Paris like a normal person and instead of a beggar. Besides, like, its kind of, you know, fun and stuff, like, totally!

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