sun has set, the mo-peds have started circling, dogs are barking - one pack trying
to drown out another, and beach chatter is drifting up to my room.
Ramadan begins tomorrow.
Many have actually left to go to their home towns for the holiday. We can't
eat or drink in public beginning tomorrow, no gum-chewing in public,
no drinking water in public...even in one's car.
Tonight we had skinny hotdogs of beef, a mashed eggplant dish called
something like kaluuk, and we enjoyed a good handmade bread for dinner tonight. I forget
the name of the bread. See picture enclosed.
Tomorrow, we go to town and learn how to take public transportation on
our own. (We go in teams.) We should have quite the adventure with the
"grande" taxis. They are all white Mercedes, somewhat used and
tattered a bit.
Today I sacrificed an Italian sandal in order to kill one of our many
Les cockaraches...please see enclosed photo for proof. Not to worry - I did end up
taking and cleaning the shoe, so I still have the pair. For some odd
reason, my roommates look to me to eliminate these thugs. (I am probably exaggerating here...)
A second big one
died smack dab in front of the bathroom door upside down wriggling
with pain until the end. (I flushed him down the toilet, and I now have the totally
inaccurate reputation that I am fine with dealing with these ENORMOUS,
outerspace-like creatures.) I hate the crunching ...oh, never mind.
After dinner tonight, a renigade carload of us went to a cool ice
cream store run by a frenchman named Jean Phillipe. People had trouble
pronouncing his name when he came, so everyone calls him Jeff. Well,
Jeff runs a place called the Niki Niki and has the best handmade ice
cream! I got cafe flavor and saved a little for my coffee in the
morning.
The Niki, Niki is really a shack on the side of the road, but it is a nice one.
Getting anywhere is insane by car. With mopeds scooting in and out and cars forming their own lanes at any given time, one never knows what will happen! Fasten your seat belts and head into the fray. Just honk as you go.
Life sure is an adventure here!
Au revoir for tonight!
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