A semester in Africa By the Numbers

5 months in Africa (just about)
3 the number of African countries I've been to
4 hour time difference
0 hot showers
2 times I've watched television
7 easily visible scars I've acquired
638 of times I've been asked for my phone number
4 times I've given out my number
1 hours commute to class each day (one way)
1 pair of shoes stolen
26 dalasis to a dollar
8 hours of electricity per average twenty-four hour period
4 papers written this semester that were longer than two pages
100 degrees Fahrenheit on an average day
3 liters of water needed a day, minimum
0 stomach viruses
1 nasty cold
1 (2?) ear infections
0 trips to Sheetz, McDonalds, etc.
2 more sleeps in The Gambia
1 more sleep in Senegal
1 sleepless night in the sky
2 people picking me up at the airport