Quick Update

Right now my tummy is not too happy - I think I overdid it last night. I ate some weird concoction of street food. The meal was a bowl full of the following all mixed together: 2 whole fish, a small chicken breast, couscous (actually looked like dombu (sp) in Niger), mayonaise, ketchup, plantains, onions, cucumbers, ham (or spam? or something? i really have no clue what it was), hard boiled eggs, lettuce, noodles, red sauce and spices. Wow. It was very odd. But interesting.....They eat a lot of rice and cassava leaves or potato leaves here. They are kind of tasty. But very spicy! My poor tummy isn't quite sure what to do!

I am leaving for Tiwai today or tomorrow. Not really sure. I hate being at the whims of other people, but that is Africa right? I might have to grab my stuff this afternoon and be ready to head out this evening, while doing all my shopping this morning, but then maybe not. Maybe I will leave tomorrow morning. I'm getting weary of the city and ready to leave. The thing is, if they'd told me ahead of time that I wouldn't be leaving till Saturday, I would have gone to the beach. As it is, I just feel like I am constantly waiting for the ok.

Yesterday I got tired of waiting around and I went on a walk to the "supahmahkit". It was interesting. Lots of guys hissing at me (I think to get my attention?) and yelling "White girl! white girl!" but not as much as I'd expected. Not so bad really. 

The two white dudes around (who work with EFA) who are currently staying at the beach guest house that I could not afford were like "You must be so bored here! Why don't you go to a bar at night??" I tried to explain how not fun that would be - a lone white girl with hassely guys who may or may not be plastered. Safety reasons aside, I just don't see how this would be fun in any way. I don't like beer enough for that to be an option! So instead I sat with the security guard last night and he taught me some Mende, the language where I am going. Much more fun! I am a weirdo indeed.