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Cooper Knowlton had a funny idea I'm going to shamelessly steal.

Months in South Africa: 15
Months left in South Africa: 10
Books read: ~100
Books I’m currently reading: 5
Blog posts written: 561
People helped/successfully taught: 0
Friends in my village: 0
Bowls of Morvite eaten: 1000's 
Times I’ve been asked if I want a South African wife: ~10
Times I've been asked for money: Avogadro's number
Amount of money Peace Corps pays me each day: ~$11
Amount of money I spend each day: ~$5
Days of rain since last May: 0
Number of students in my Grade 8 class: 12
Number of mosquito bites that I have ever gotten in the village: 0
Number of miles I’ve run in the last two weeks: 40
Number of legs I have seen broken: 1
Number of miles from my village to Kuruman: 62
Hours it took to travel that distance (by taxi) yesterday: 3 1/2
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  1. AnonymousNovember 1, 2010 at 11:38 PM

    you make TEN dollars a day! They spoil you guys rotten over there in Africa it sounds like! By the by...ive taught just about as many students myself!

    Josh
    PCV M20 Mongolia

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  2. RyanNovember 2, 2010 at 1:34 AM

    Yeah, pretty much the lap of luxury. Prices are a bit higher, possibly because SA's total lack of a manufacturing sector. I'm not sure how the rest of Africa compares.

    Teaching's great, ain't it?

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  3. OlderMusicGeekNovember 6, 2010 at 11:00 AM

    sounds about right! had a similiar experience when i was in lesotho!

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