Back to the Grind

So for those of you who are interested, it took me 4 hours to do 3 weeks worth of laundry by hand yesterday. I would say I had the equivalent of about 3 full loads worth. I split them into a small "whites" load and then a tub of my "unmentionables" as Blanche Devereux might say, and then two larger tubs for my shirts and pants. I kept thinking of the movie "Far and Away" when Tom tells Nicole to "plunge and scrub." I also did a technique I call "soaking" as well. (I should probably look up online how to do this properly). I am pretty confident everything is clean though. The water was quite dirty when I was done with each load and everything smells fresh now. I can't wait to put on my new stretched out attire. It's going to be great walking around in clothes that have expanded because I can't use a washer. Wim told me I can use his when I go to Belgium so I'm definitely counting down to that!

I wanted to go back to see Kilena today but all of my clothes are still drying so I only have one clean shirt and as it's black. I don't want to go back there wearing it after our last talk about how she hates black clothing. So instead I spent 3 hours today transcribing her last interview with me. It's 14 pages long already and I'm only half done. Fun.

I need to hit the store today for some TP and other necessities once siesta time is over. I'm also going to try to introduce myself to a few other people and see if I can arrange a few more interviews. I've been here 3 full weeks so far and I really don't have much to show for it. Of course, it doesn't help that 2 of those weeks were essentially vacation but I am still taking some decent notes regarding everything I see, even if it doesn't necessarily pertain to my thesis outright. The background information will be helpful regardless.

I've got an internet connection in my apartment this afternoon for some random reason so I'm trying to take advantage of it by getting this blog updated and doing some other research. I feel like it's Brigadoon though - not sure how long it will last!