Agoy!

This is an atis.

I started my Saturday by waking up at my usual 6 am, using the bathroom, and going back to sleep until about 9:30.  I had some ridiculous dreams, one of which involved driving a manual green Mustang that turned into an RV.  When I finally got out of bed, Lorna gave me one of those fruits that don't exist in South Carolina.  The atis tree grows in her front yard and she picks the fruit off it before they become too ripe and the birds start eating them.  The inside of an atis is really nasty.  It is pasty, white, and has black seeds.  Lorna said it's very sweet and delicious so I tried it.  It really wasn't too bad, but the texture of it kind of made me want to vomit.  I will be eating a lot of this in the next few days, once they start to get ripe.  While we're on the subject of disgusting-looking fruits; mangosteens.  

This mangosteen is either photoshopped or fake.  Normally they are a little browner in the middle and the shells (which become rock hard when the fruit is rotten) are hairy on the inside.  All this aside, mangosteen are probably the most delicious fruit I've ever had next to pineapple.  

By the time my mom started making me lunch, Andrew and his host sister wanted to go to Kelsey's house.  Once we got there, Kelsey was doing laundry so we just talked to her host family.  They were all very nice and gave us cucumbers, mayo, and french fries for a snack.  By the way, the homemade fries I've had since being here rival McDonald's fries in the states.  I was going to upload today's pictures tomorrow after we go to the farm, but I couldn't resist.

Kyle! (Kelsey's brother)

Patricia!

Panoy, you handsome devil.

After Kelsey's, I went home to grab a lunch of rice, stir fried vegetables and mango.  Then Sean, Kelsey, and I went to Andrew's place to play cards with his siblings.  That lasted about 3 hours, but it was time well spent.  Dart won the first few rounds of "Pinworm" (Asshole) and made us all very aware that we didn't win.  Poor Sapphire lost consistently for about an hour, but steadily regained a place at the top.  

My mom told me I needed to do laundry today since we're leaving early tomorrow for the farm.  She helped me so it only took about 45 minutes.  Dinner was salad, bread, and a donut.  

So today wasn't too crazy but I was glad for the company of my fellow PCTs.   Tomorrow should be interesting.  Hopefully I will have some weird dreams again tonight.  

Oh and today a fly landed on the open sore on my foot while I was washing clothes in the front yard.  Thanks to PST medical briefings, my conscience would not let me wait more than 5 minutes before I came into my room  to clean it and put a new bandaid on it.  With any luck my foot won't fall off tonight.

The way home from Andrew's

And for all of you who have to know how to say "ouch" in Hiligaynon, it's "Agoy".