Day 4: school and living

So now my week gets hard. I had a test today and another one tomorrow. Juggling my commitment to the project and my other responsibilities as a student have not been easy. Last night I chose not to sleep outside. I needed a goods nights sleep. I am fully aware that this is not an option for impoverished people.

The weird thing about this project is the great contrast between my two lives. On the one hand I am a University student. I am expected to have access to transportation, food, and electricity to aid me in my studies. But the project's requirements lead me to do otherwise.

I have been in situations outside of traditional standards of living of an upper-middle-class person before. The difference is that in those situations I could be fully committed to the task. While camping in Algonquin National Park I didn't have to take a Latin test. While living on a sustainable farm in Indiana I didn't have to study for my economics quiz. And while observing Ramadan I knew that I was going to have a big meal and comfortable bed to sleep in every night. With this project, you never know...