What a morning it has been already. I got a little bit of a later start today since Olaf and I ventured to the Irish Pub yesterday for some good ol’ fashioned pub grub. He was a little more adventurous than I was and had the Beef Stew. I did manage to sneak a taste and it wasn’t half bad. Anyway, more about that in a minute, first I have to tell you about my morning.
It started quite well. I lost a game of darts yesterday and so until Sunday I have to greet Olaf with a curtsey when I see him. Actually quite hilarious and it certainly started the day off on the right foot. Then we got to spy on the new neighbors who appear to be French (or Belgian or Canadian I suppose but with a French accent). Not that this is a super sleepy town or anything but it really is the little things that make life exciting J So the day didn’t really get wonky until I got on the daladala. Apparently, my daladala had some issues. Following an exchange between our daladala’s driver and another daladala’s conductor we pulled over. From the pointing and discussions pertaining to the left hand side of the daladala I’m pretty sure we had gotten a flat tire. We were lucky and the conductor of the other bus let us on to complete the journey to Mwenge. It really is never a dull moment on the daladalas.
When I got to the office we again did not have internet. Of course, since I managed to upload this, you can see that it wasn’t a serious problem and I now have access to the interweb once more and can keep up with the ongoings in the world.
Today, I’ve continued work on my brochure for FGM. Not having an advertising background, this is certainly outside my realm of comfort. However, I am tapping into my artistic side and combining that with my talent for using legalese to put together something that will hopefully draw attention to this truly violating practice. We also have to come up with a slogan (which is not easy considering FGM is such a horrible practice and slogans are usually fun and catchy. I mean you can’t use something like “just do it” (Nike) or “have it my way” (Burger King) or “I’m loving it” (McDonalds) for FGM) so if anyone has any ideas, bring it on.
Back to the Irish Pub. It was really nice and has a great view of the water and you can actually see Slipway (where I was this weekend) from the outdoor sitting area. It was a perfect evening weather-wise with hardly any wind or humidity. The night became infinitely more entertaining when the karaoke started inside. It’s true what they say, karaoke transcends all boundaries and is truly universal. Plus, it can put anyone in a good mood. Anyway, after the Irish Pub I probably should have called it a night but instead we played some darts which led to my demise. Don’t ask me how we came up with the idea of the loser curtseying (I’m blaming Olaf for that one) but my dart game definitely needs work. Curtseying has however proven to be a repeated source of humor and so not necessarily a bad thing.
As promised yesterday, I have included herein a picture of my banana stew. It doesn’t look very appetizing in the picture but it was actually quite tasteful and I recommend it. It is not sweet but savory since they use unsweet bananas. As much as my food extravaganza has been both yummy and not so much, today I may take a break from trying something new and just stick with the chips mayai which so far is my favorite. You never know though, I may still change my mind, the day is young J
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