Day | Time | Activity | PC Planned? | # PCVs | Description |
1 | 6:30AM | Soccer Practice | No | 2 | Not allowed to leave compound, so approached coach of pro soccer team - windsprints, ball control, 50 situps, 100 pushups, planks - abs hurt for three days |
2 | 6:30AM | Running | No | 1 | Soccer field wet, so left compound and ran 1.7 mile loop 3 times - trash fires hurt lungs |
2 | 5PM | Dance Party | Yes | 43 | Intense 3 hours of dancing |
3 | 5PM | Soccer | N | 10 | "Indoor" soccer on stairs |
4 | 6AM | Running | N | 1 | Ran in dark through downtown Freetown - unexpectedly crowded for early morning Sunday - not very good for running (traffic, smoke), though many do it |
5 | 6PM | Running | N | 6 | 4-mile trip up and down Candy Mountain, good trails, not too many trash fires |
6 | 6:30AM | Running | N | 1 | Running through Bo (about a 25-minute jog from New York) - roads of varying quality |
6 | 6PM | Soccer | N | 8 | Giant game with tons of local kids I never managed to pin to a given team. |
8 | 5PM | Ultimate Frisbee | N | 15 | Small field, tons of people |
9 | 6PM | Jam Session | N | 15 | Played Wagon Wheel on the harmonica |
11 | 4PM | Soccer | N | 15 | Small field, tons of people |
14 | 5:30PM | Cardio Kickboxing/Volleyball | N | 15 | Volleyball court had razors and other interesting obstacles - diving not encouraged |
15 | 4PM | Watching Anchorman | Y | 40 | That movie with Will Ferrell on the projector |
17 | 8AM | Gara Tie-Dying | Y | 30 | A lot like tye-dying, but smellier - mix dies with caustic soda and sulphur. Coat with starch. |
17 | 10AM | America Celebration | Y | 60 | Twister, cornhole, water balloon toss, music from America. Bean burgers, baked beans, fruit salad, and ginger beer for lunch |
17 | 4PM | Trainees vs. Trainers Footie Game | Y | 60 | The trainers recruited some extras and beat the trainees 2-1 in a soccer game at Coronation Field (real referees and about a hundred random spectators in attendance). |
26 | 6PM | Bush Walk towards village of Baka | N | 7 | I led a hike through rice paddies towards the nearby village of Baka. |
41 | 6PM | Touch Rugby | N | 12 | A rather frightening game - even without the tackling. |
42 | 6PM | Waka Waka Wednesday | N | 10 | Hike past sacred bush, over the river, and through the woods. |