So I am going to retract my previous statement about
all foods tasting delicious; that may have been a bit premature. Ellen’s Ba
Mama brought over some bush meat for us today. I am not entirely sure what kind
of animal it was, but it was hairy even without skin. It had the consistency of
cat food and tasted like what I would imagine the bastard child of spam and gefilte
fish would taste like.
To compensate for the awful bush meat experience
Ellen and I decided to bake a cake with one of the girls in her compound. We
made a vanilla cake over hot coals and it did not burn and it was amazing. My outdoor
culinary skills are greatly improving. Next we shall tackle the task of baking
bread!
I went for a run today. The concept seemed to
confuse many of the villagers. They kept asking me where I was going. When I would
respond that I was just going for a run and that I had no destination in mind
they looked at me like I was off my rocker, which I maybe. I also delighted many of the village women
today by carrying the 10 liter jug of water on my head back the compound. Although
I was put to shame by the 13 year old carrying a 20 liter jug on her head going
nearly twice as fast as I was.
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