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A beetle likely native only to Madagascar

Tuesday, 14 March 2023 (30)

Packed up for the move to PC camp where we will be until we leave on Wednesday or Thursday to Tana. Left the key so the Robertini's can sweep or do whatever else needs to be done. Took about half of my clothes but only one camera - the GoPro.

Another language lesson and then a quick question and answer period about our site visits. There's only about 8 or nine of us in Camp as everyone else left yesterday as they have sites farther away.

Walked to the edge of town to pick up a few items from the store. By the time I got back to the gate I had given away three of my cookie packages to a girl, people waiting at the Gendarmes and one of the security guards. I had forgotten that I should have bought more if I'm going to continue to share treats this way.

Back to camp and was able to upload all the YouTube videos on their Wi-Fi, either because it is fast or that few if any are using it. Mostly it's just the five interviews up now. One is waiting for the volunteer to give me her permission and another is about Showers and getting well water. That has to wait until I have some of the other videos up if I want to have some order about it all.

Our host families turned up sometime after five - all except mine. It seems there was some complication or confusion and my family or host mom or dad didn't turn up at all. It looks like I will be doing training with the others tomorrow and then head to Tana and on to Sahanivotry with an LCF who may or may not train my host family. Either way it looks like I'm an exception in most things here.

I'm thinking that this only give me more time to study as well as time to edit.