Tonight was fun! I went inside Tracy and Aly’s houses.
They’re so open and bright! Mine is much darker in comparison. I hung-out with
my CBT group at Michelle’s house and then we all went to a bar a little ways
out from our village. I got a bottle of cold water, pretty hardcore. I still
haven’t tried the packages of hard alcohol they sell—looks intense. Buying a
drink like I would in the US is pretty impossible, making me sad I can’t drink beer
like a normal person.
When I got home I played “redi” or “reti” or something like
that. It’s a game where someone stands in the middle and dodges a soft sock
ball. If they catch the ball, they can try to hit the legs of the people
throwing the ball at them. If you get hit in the legs, you’re out. At first I
thought the point was to kick the ball, so I made the crowd of people watching
me play laugh pretty hard. They lost it when I head-butted the ball at one
point—I’m a one-woman entertainment show. Later on they also laughed super hard
when I put on my chap stick—it turns my lips red, so they thought it was
hilarious I put on “lipstick”.
We went down the road to get some bananas and an avocado
from the fruit/veggies vendor that’s close by. It was fun to be part of a
Tanzanian group (it was Priska, Dai, and me), but I still think I heard some
“good mornings” or “good evenings” being muttered. I really like spending time with Priska and
Dai, so it was really nice I was invited to go along with them.
Before dinner I got a really special treat: squash! I
haven’t seen it here before. It was really sweet and delicious. I was very
excited about it. Dinner was rice, beans, and green leafy vegetables. Banana
for dessert and some fruit juice, too. I’m stuffed!
I think I’m learning how to tend the charcoal fire tomorrow.
Or maybe they are just re-using the coals and that’s all they were saying, but
I got the impression I would be the one re-starting the fire tomorrow morning.
I’ve also been asked to take pictures tomorrow. Should be a busy day!
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