How do you measure a year?

In weddings: 4, plus 1 engagement party

In funerals: 6, plus 2 memorials and 2 condolences

In chiefs’ ceremonies: 2

In falls off my bike: 2

In illnesses: only 2 bad enough to keep me from my job

In zitenje purchased/gifted: 22

In items sewn from zitenje by hand: 3 skirts, 1 blouse, 6 dresses, 1 pj bottoms, 2 bags

In clothing purchased/received: 1 skirt, 7 shirts, 1 pair shiny purple leggings, 2 pairs slippers

In exams typed: about 100, a dozen of those in Chichewa

In grant proposals typed: 4

In consecutive days without electricity at site: 126

In toilets built: 8

In haircuts: 2

In weight lost: 25 pounds

In mefloquine meltdowns: 1

In books read (for fun, not including work-related stuff): 40ish

In marriage proposals received: too many to count

In babies who cry when they see me coming: too many to count

In babies who cry when they see me leaving: 2

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