So Mr. Walking Lion saw this whole project flash right before his eyes this weekend. I had an absolutely fabulous weekend at an old friends wedding, but got tempted (very easily as is usually the case) into playing american football. Not such a good idea.
I love this game. It has brought me so much opportunity and is one of the great passions of my life. But it is a rough game, and I have so much more to offer, so much work to do towards 'making a difference' to let it all go for a few hours of personal joy. Even though it was only flag football, I don't know how to 'just play', I always have to play "all-out". This always puts me in vulnerable positions. In this case I hurt my neck/spine in the game as I was pushed from behind into another player coming straight at me. I felt a few of the vertebrae in my neck/back compress together. Not good. I also at least sprained, if not broke my nose, in addition to getting a concussion. I've done much worse, but the neck/back part is disheartening. How do you help kids in the developing world if you can't walk? So I'm going to have to reassess my place within recreational activities for the future, given what benefit I might be able to play in life. There are way many more important things to be doing than 'playing a game' for a couple hours. :-(
But despite being a bit "fuzzy" mentally, I'm back to work here and the agenda for the next few days is going to be to both estimate a rough itinerary and work on the track proposal. I'm going to start today with the itinerary as its a little simpler than researching a track complex and training concept. I will basically go through the Bradt guidebook for Sierra Leone. Any personal suggestions would be greatly appreciated...
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