Home Base Addendum: Roosters and Goats and Cattle, Oh My

I can’t believe I neglected to mention the occupationally challenged roosters who are our immediate neighbors. It was always my understanding that roosters crow at day break, but these, who essentially share a wall with us, seem to think day break begins at 3 am, and 3:30, 4, 4:30, 5 and then every five minutes until you just give up. Our rooter also has friends in the neighborhood who are egged on by his unfortunate time keeping ability. Sadly, the mosquito nets do not provide much of a sound barrier. The locals say “it’s Africa” and you get used to it, but we are still working on that. We have been conspiring with the other volunteers to have this particular rooster fired (both legally and physically) so our other senses can enjoy him—taste rather than sound. We think he would make an excellent dinner. We also have some loud goats next door, who I am convinced sound like humans trying to make goat sounds. The goats save their incessant bleating for dinner time, which I find much more considerate. The goats are more like pets around here anyway. People actually walk them with leashes.