Every Tuesday some of our American friends come to the house for a Bible study. Everyone is supposed to read the assigned Bible passage before the meeting, and one person is designated as the leader of the group for that week. As a group we discuss the reading for the day and decide how we can apply it to our own lives. After the lesson we take prayer requests and pray. The couples that come have children between the ages of 2 and 4. They bring the kids each week because there aren’t really babysitters here.
A few weeks ago I had a dress made. Kari and I bought fabric at the market for $12, took it to her tailor who took my measurements and made the dress to fit me exactly. I gave him a picture of a Lily Pulitzer dress I liked, and he copied it exactly for about $15. Here the fashion is conservative so we specifically made the hem go just below my knee. We bought about 6 meters of fabric so I have plenty left over—probably about 4 meters left.
On our way out to dinner I received a ½ marriage proposal. I say ½ because it was from the first guy who proposed to me about 5 weeks ago. He was just letting me know that he’s still interested. Then after dinner, while we were waiting for a taxi another guy proposed. He was selling live rabbits, so first he tried to sell us a rabbit. Then he saw me and asked Kari if he could have me. So far I’ve gotten proposals from a fruit vendor (twice), a taxi driver, a Henna tattoo artist, and a rabbit vendor. Oh so many options!
A few weeks ago the mosquitoes were so bad I would wake up in the morning covered with mosquito bites. So we bought a mosquito net at the pharmacy across the street from our house. It’s become one of the best things I’ve ever bought!
Skyping under the mosquito net
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