Week 78: Frustrations

Over a year in and I still have some of the same frustrations. I thought many of these would be solved or melt away however, many of the things still bother me in the same way they did a year ago.  Today I went for a meeting only to have the person who I scheduled the meeting with say that she couldn’t meet (this is not the first time this meting has been rescheduled). Moments after walking out of her office a man started harassing me, and its only 9am on a Tuesday. I thought the more time I spent here the less I would have to deal with these situations. However, the difference is that when I went to the meeting I knew that there was only a fifty-fifty percent chance it would take place today. I am confident that it will take place before the month is over and I am confident that the event we are planning will also take place before I leave in eight months but I am not so sure that it will happen before the month is out as we planned. As for the man, there was another man after him that chastised the first, the second man does not make up for the first’s behavior but it was a good reminder of the usually silent majority. Although I do not think I will ever adjust to the local perception of time or the insensitive treatment I receive from the loud minority of men. Despite this I know that I want to be here not because of the novelty of being in a new place but because this place is my home and I am happy here.