Here, if one has some kind of home or shelter, the first daily activity is cleaning. This may involve just sweeping the dirt floor of the hut and the compound/yard area in front of the house.
If there are cement or tile floors, then sweeping is following by hand moping and general cleanup. After this then a fire is made and tea or other breakfast items started.
Keeping the home neat, tidy and ready to receive visitors at any time is the expectation and the norm. In Africa, visitors come without invitation and stay as long as they like, hours or days, depending on the depth of the connection and relationship with the host.
This is likely one area where I will continue my western ways: make an appt if you want to visit and hospitality is limited unless planned in advance. Also, as long as there are people around who like to clean, or clearly don't mind it, I am likely to find other activities to engage my time and energy.
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