Pace of Life:
I have a shirt from my host parents that says “There’s No Hurry in Africa.” I write today, in a hurry, to absolutely negate that. I have felt, at times, much more rushed than I ever have in the US. At other times, of course, things have moved much more slowly than in the US. Things may move slowly, processes may move slowly, and, at times, people take their time. Lack of planning, lack of knowledge about resources, and dependence on others for transportation and communication leads not to “no hurry” but to uneven time. Times of long waiting are coupled with intense and frantic hurries. Time, therefore, is not slow, it is simply not very predictable.