If something is heavy, carry it on your head.
Share meals with others.
Get enough sleep.
We really are capable of getting used to just about anything.
If you want a tree to grow tall, trim its lower-hanging branches and leaves while it is still a sapling.
How to herd animals, how to gut fish, how to graft trees, how to pull water from a well, how to cook complicated meals over a fire, how to farm with hand tools, how to take bucket baths, how to eat rice and cous cous with my hands, how & when to speak my opinion and how & when to keep it to myself.
The beauty of growing things, especially growing things from seed.
Take your time, be patient, don’t worry.
Real perspective is gained by learning other languages & seeing other ways of living.
Pay attention to the seasons, the phases of the moon, how the sun rises and sets.
It’s important to know how to be by yourself, but equally important to know how to be with others.
Have work partners. Collaborate.
The best travel (for me) is travel by bicycle.
Local plant, tree, and wildlife identification, in English and Wolof when possible.
The necessity of shared experience.
Go easy on yourself.
Spend lots of time outside.
Cultivate silliness, thick skin, and a good-natured sense of adventure.
Make something.
Look up!
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