More From Africa!
Two things I thought I'd never hear:"We're gonna stop by the doctor's office to get some chickens, okay?" - my mother in law"Let's go by the French Fry store to see if they have the cereal we want." -my mother in lawApparently, the doctor keeps a refrigerator of chickens she's raised herself for her patients to purchase. Convenient. And we stopped by a small store that is right in front of two tall monuments that resemble french fries, so they call is the French Fry Store. :) And no, they didn't have the cereal she wanted.
This is the house-helper and she is just as nice as could be! The girls love her! One day she taught me how to wear my baby on my back like they do here. Bailey was all for it since she likes for me to hold her constantly. Cerys just wanted to take a picture and then she wanted off- however, a few minutes later I walked by the laundry room and saw her on Abi's back while she was ironing! Funny how you can communicate so easily sometimes even though you don't speak the same language! This is Hautie, she worked for Marc's family the entire time Marc was growing up. We went by to see her one day and even though you can't tell from the picture, she was thrilled to see him and meet his family!
Poulet Yassa: Before
Poulet Yassa: AfterThis is Marc's favorite African dish of all time- the chicken is cooked along with onions, carrots and who knows what else and is served over rice. I had this about 9 years ago at his friend's rehearsal dinner- but this was my first time to have it made by an African and it was delicious! We had no trouble finishing it off. They did give us spoons, but it would traditionally be eaten with your hands.
And these two were seperated at birth. Just kidding. This is Marc's best friend Aaron- they grew up together here in Dakar. Aaron is back here serving with his wife and 2 children. We went over to see them today and Aaron lives in the house he grew up in, too cool! These two could sit in a room all day and never say a word. Seriously. They did everything together from jumping off cliffs to spear fishing. Marc has always talked about Aaron and what good friends they were and how they could spend all day together and never say a word. (Of course my personality just can't understand how you can be best friends and never speak to each other, but whatever, it worked for them!) They have a very similar personality and even look alike too...except you can tell who lives in Africa and who lives in Wales by the color of their skin! ;)I went into downtown today with my mother- in -law and we did some shopping. That was an experience! I forgot my camera and I was so disappointed! It was an outdoor market area that was so crowded you could hardly walk and people were constantly coming up to your face asking for money or wanting you to follow them to their shop. I just stayed right by Ann the whole time and tried not to make eye contact with anyone, which is very hard because I feel really rude if I don't nod and smile at people! At one point we were trying to cross the street and Ann said to me, "Just hold on to me and I'll try not to get us killed!" Gee, that's comforting! :) I did buy some nice things though and even got the girls some fabric so they can wear their baby dolls on their backs now!Meanwhile, the girls are still covered in dirt and having the greatest time playing outside all day, every day. We are off to the beach tomorrow for a few days, so it will be quiet around here. Happy New Year!
This is the house-helper and she is just as nice as could be! The girls love her! One day she taught me how to wear my baby on my back like they do here. Bailey was all for it since she likes for me to hold her constantly. Cerys just wanted to take a picture and then she wanted off- however, a few minutes later I walked by the laundry room and saw her on Abi's back while she was ironing! Funny how you can communicate so easily sometimes even though you don't speak the same language! This is Hautie, she worked for Marc's family the entire time Marc was growing up. We went by to see her one day and even though you can't tell from the picture, she was thrilled to see him and meet his family!
Poulet Yassa: Before
Poulet Yassa: AfterThis is Marc's favorite African dish of all time- the chicken is cooked along with onions, carrots and who knows what else and is served over rice. I had this about 9 years ago at his friend's rehearsal dinner- but this was my first time to have it made by an African and it was delicious! We had no trouble finishing it off. They did give us spoons, but it would traditionally be eaten with your hands.
And these two were seperated at birth. Just kidding. This is Marc's best friend Aaron- they grew up together here in Dakar. Aaron is back here serving with his wife and 2 children. We went over to see them today and Aaron lives in the house he grew up in, too cool! These two could sit in a room all day and never say a word. Seriously. They did everything together from jumping off cliffs to spear fishing. Marc has always talked about Aaron and what good friends they were and how they could spend all day together and never say a word. (Of course my personality just can't understand how you can be best friends and never speak to each other, but whatever, it worked for them!) They have a very similar personality and even look alike too...except you can tell who lives in Africa and who lives in Wales by the color of their skin! ;)I went into downtown today with my mother- in -law and we did some shopping. That was an experience! I forgot my camera and I was so disappointed! It was an outdoor market area that was so crowded you could hardly walk and people were constantly coming up to your face asking for money or wanting you to follow them to their shop. I just stayed right by Ann the whole time and tried not to make eye contact with anyone, which is very hard because I feel really rude if I don't nod and smile at people! At one point we were trying to cross the street and Ann said to me, "Just hold on to me and I'll try not to get us killed!" Gee, that's comforting! :) I did buy some nice things though and even got the girls some fabric so they can wear their baby dolls on their backs now!Meanwhile, the girls are still covered in dirt and having the greatest time playing outside all day, every day. We are off to the beach tomorrow for a few days, so it will be quiet around here. Happy New Year!