I'm already falling behind so this one has turned into a recap of my Birthday weekend.
Normally I'd celebrate with Turkey dinner (minus the Turkey) and a lil' drinkin', but this one was special not only because I'm overseas, but our bud Biff finally made it over here. The combination of the two, along with the new media he's brought along (latest Mad Men episodes), made for celebration.
We celebrated with some beer pong and balloons. It wasn't as social as the dinner party the weekend before, but there was substantially more singing and reminiscing.
The next day we prepped Biff for his lakeside departure meaning we headed to town for supplies while recovering from Birthday shenanigans.
Fall has always been my favorite season. I know it mostly relates to my Birthday, but who can beat those colourful leaves and perfect, almost-jacket temperatures. As it turns out October is the hottest month in Lilongwe. It's at least 30 degrees everyday and after our hike on Sunday, I realized SPF 45 didn't cut it.
The trek up the mountain was a shock to my poor legs, but my lungs were the most upset. Once we got to the top, the view was well worth the struggle; purdy flat, farmland, sporadic trees, and less-than-friendly birds. Topping it all off were the very informative convos with our new grad student pal. He's studying in Edmonton, but originally comes from South Africa so it's a combo of smarts prompting discussion.
So conclusions (or things I learned this Birthday): I should not participate in beer pong after drinking an entire bottle of wine, doing laundry by hand is a workout, and hikes are always worth the early mornings.
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