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!
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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!
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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