drought; village survival, behavior
* mosquito coils
fires
rain dancing
NBC reports on Ethiopian famine in the states
pg 149: too much? over-dramatic?
the men played kala (mankala?)
pg 150: reflections on writing about Africa; quotes David Lamb; gives the book more credibility
pg 151: "Given the choice everyone I knew in the village would opt for neurotic hedonism if that meant irrigation and an end to malaria. But of course, the choice wasn't given."
pg 152: failure, reasons
his inability to adjust
he includes a list from his journal - personal improvement projects
BBC radio
pg 161-2: rain comes; brilliant description
pg 163: good physical description of the men
*compare Packer's description of farming to my attempts to garden
*begin book with the story's end, create suspense (none here)
he helps plant!
*Jenn planted rice, the women would come behind and fix her mistakes; my trip with Chuck to the rice farmers who gave us cow's milk
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