Boredom

It is amazing what time on your hands, boredom and being alone in Africa does to a person.  In the past 48 hours, I have gone to the market, spent too much money on food that I normally would not eat but I was feeling experimental, gone to a buvette (Beninese bar) by myself to see if I could start a conversation with anyone that was willing to lend their ear, finished a book, started a second, watched 2 films, finished a puzzle, cleaned my house (which shows just how boredom has gotten to me, since I pay someone to do this), researched different options for internet in my house, looked into adding a shower to my house, made a gourmet meal for me and my dog (raviolis stuffed with local cheese called "wagasid", beans, chilis, tomatoes and onions, with a fresh tomato sauce called "jus" which is just sauteed tomatoes, onions and chilis with a little concentrated tomato paste), made french toast (which is harder then it sounds when dealing with African bread and things), contemplated making my own bread but don't have yeast, and slept a little.  All of this has still not completely satiated my thirst for entertainment, so I have been messing with my blog and reading others blogs on Benin.  Hopefully within a week or so I will have internet fast enough in my house that I will be able to download pictures and upload pictures here.  I will leave you with the thought that I am actually thinking about how fast my internet is in my house in Africa....contemplate it for a little.