After School Detention: April 2009

Drawing of the Day

Straw chewing interest.

I completed my goal of posting everyday this week with the exception of two nights ago. Tomorrow morning, I will will be heading to Vilankulos for a couple days of rest and relaxation at the beach so I will not have any drawings uploaded until Monday. The occasions: Dia de Trabalhadores (Workers' Day...off) and the 2009 Beer Olympics (in conjunction with Jared Shambaugh's Birthday). It should be a polar opposite Peace Corps event compared to the JOMA Conference two weeks ago. I am preparing myself to be incredibly disappointed in Peace Corps Volunteers but at the same time I am incredibly excited to see all my old friends from central and northern Mozambique.

Drawing of the Day

Celebration. >Ttlok<

So, I did not finish the drawing from yesterday after all. I forgot I had my semi-annual report to turn in this Friday and I wanted to do that before Chase and Ali get here tomorrow. So, this is all I could produce. I really would like to stay up a bit longer and draw but 5:00am is just around the corner.

Yesterday's Drawing(s)

Fooling around. What I'll be finishing today.

I am going to take this time before my Visual Education class to excuse my inability to upload my drawings yesterday. I really wanted to go this whole week without missing a day but, I fell victim to the challenges of the third world. Yesterday, I had an amazing day filled with teaching, drawing, tutoring an advanced student, tutoring a inferior student, saving a university student's 16 page report, having a wonderful Mozambican dish cooked for me (matapa), drawing, and about 10 minutes of internet. Since I was busy with work all day, I did not get into the computer lap until 9:30ish. When I finally did, I was able to talk with my brother and draw for about 10 minutes before the electricity went out. So, I tried to wait it out. By cellphone light I finished the drawing on the left then began the drawing on the right. Unfortunately, the electricity did not come back on last night. I waited until 11pm before deciding I would need to rest a bit before 5am. I did not even have electricity to heat up my water this morning. Instead, I went to class all nappy-haired and waited until the afternoon to take a bath.
This is not an unusual occurrence (the electricity part). Electricity goes out several times a week for anywhere from an hour to a day and a half. It actually happened the night before last. However, I was fortunate enough to have already scanned my drawings. That night I waited until about 11:30pm, went home, then used my cellphone to connect to the internet and upload the drawings. A bit costly and time consuming but, like I said, I really wanted to have a drawing uploaded everyday this week.
So, today I am playing it safe and uploading the drawings from yesterday while I still can. Hopefully, I will be able to finish and post the drawing on the right later tonight.