Sunday, October 28, 2012

Imagine a town ...

Alright, now close your eyes and picture this…..oh wait you can’t read with your eyes closed.  Well any way get that imagination rolling.  Get rid of all the grass you might be imagining on the ground.  Basically all that is around is dusty sand.  There are some trees and a few pumpkin like vines growing in places.  Most of the streets are lined with garbage.  In our area of town there are compounds so outside you are walking between walls.  The shops that I have been in are simply a counter with shelves behind where the goods are stored.  You have to simply tell the shop keeper what you would like.  The shops are quite crowded.  I have not been to the market yet as it has recently been disassembled and moved further from our house.  Other parts of the town have houses that are un-walled.  These houses are usually built close together and are made with sticks and mud instead of turning the mud into bricks.  I have not done a whole lot of exploring outside the compound as our days are pretty full.  Next week I will inform you of our day to day routine.  Oh and I have gotten a couple letters which I greatly appreciate!

Pois-de-terre
New food!  Pois de terre……peas of the earth?  They sort of taste like little potatoes that must be shelled after boiling.  Also I don’t know if I mentioned it earlier but we eat a lot of corn/cornmeal.  I have also learned how to make flour tortillas.

Also I decided that I should keep a running tab of the books that I have finished here.   I did read one book in N’Djamena while there about a missionary girl in Chad (I don’t recall the title).  I have also finished Snow Falling on Cedars and And the Word Came With Power.  These are just my personal reading.  I have finished a few chapter books with the kids, but I won’t list them all.  Not to mention the large collection of picture books we read!

1 comment:

  1. I don't know why, but I love the thought of you making flour tortillas and eating something called pois de terre!

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