chores chores chores

my neighbor's name is tanti. she's been a great help as i try to transition into this lifestyle. she's been helping me with chores such as cooking, cleaning, and getting water/other things-- meaning she's cook almost all my meals, sweeps for me everyday, helps me with the dishes and laundry, carries about ten times the amount of water i carry from the river to my house, and is more than willing to run any errand i may have. its been nice to have this help and its weird to have to insist on doing things myself. i want to be able to carry more than the amount 5 year olds carry on their heads and i want to be able to do my own dishes and laundry. i dont mind her cooking for me though. she makes much better meals than i would be able to. i should make more of an attempt to learn how to make things so i can bring this fine african cuisine chez moi when i go back to the states.