Numbers

• Number of books I’ve read: 12 (This number is incredibly low for a PCV – probably because I have electricity and internet, and I also have actual work to do at the nursing school.)

• Number of movies I’ve watched: 58 movies and 3 seasons of Mad Men

• Average number of hours per day I work on the computer at school: 5

• Number of nursing students I’ve taught:  11 in Social Psychology 

• Number of databases I’m working on: 3

• Number of times I went to the Peace Corps Medical Office: 1 (to get off Mefloquine)

• Average number of hours of sleep per night: 3-4 on Mefloquine, 7-8 off Mefloquine 

• Number of months without running water: 5

• Average number of times I bathe per week: 3

• Average number of apples I eat per week: 5

• Average number of tomatoes I eat per week: 10

• Number of jars of peanut butter I’ve eaten since moving to site: 3 

• Average number of hours per day on the internet: 2

• Average number of times I see other PCVs: 2 weekends per month

• Number of times per month I call Mom & Dad: 2-3

• Number of towns/villages I’ve stayed (overnight) at in Uganda: 14

• Number of care packages I’ve received: 23

• Number of pictures I’ve taken: 864 (plus another 600 photos that other people took)

• Number of times I’ve rearranged the furniture in my house: 3

• Average number of times per month I go out to eat (in Arua): 2

• Amount of weight I’ve lost or gained since arriving in Uganda: -10 lbs.

• Average number of miles I bike per week: 24

• Number of US dollars I make per month: approx. $306.00

• Number of months left in my Peace Corps service: 17 

 Want to know any other numbers?  Just ask!