life here has proven to be full of so many smiles, laughs, smells, questions, and greetings. i am really thankful for the opportunity to be here and experience life here in NA. language is coming along and i have been given more and more homework, which i think has been extra helpful in getting me moving in the right direction. i was out of class a day this week in observance of a local holiday and the day proved to be full of exciting events. my friend and i started the morning out by taking a nice long walk through the local forest that serves as a really nice retreat from the city noise. in trying to get to the fish market, our taxi driver was rerouted several times due to closed off streets (due to possible protests). the driver was great and tried to get us as close to our destination as possible. we ended up opting for veggies and beef for lunch instead which actually turned out well as i got to prepare my first actual meal since being here. check out this fun video to see how this all goes down:
then from there, we went to go meet up with a friend and as we were walking to our meeting spot we saw a lady come out of this dome/triangle sort of thing that sits close to the sidewalk with her pants down! she i guess couldn't want to go to the bathroom until she got home. that was very suprising to see, especially since she was giggling about it. i guess when you get older, you have the right to do those kinds of things?
later that afternoon we went on to walk through the older part of the city and then decided to make our way back home. on the way we found ourselves drawn to a park that had music blarring from within. to our surprise there was a fun gathering to celebrate the local holiday. what was even more fun was that what we were hearing was the chicken dance in French, then we heard the hokie pokie in French, then the macarena in French as well. i got some video of a song that was really hilarious:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-314521148426509729&hl=en
sorry, to have to give you a link--for some reason it would not embed
sorry, to have to give you a link--for some reason it would not embed
just the other night i was invited to join a friend that was going to a local family's celebration that takes place seven days after the baby's birth. it was really nice and we got all dressed up for the late night/early morning party:
top left: me before going out; top center: the happy parents being surrounded by belly-dancers; center: the band with the blue drum; bottom left: just before dinner which was served just after midnight; bottom right: they got me up to stomp on the barrel drum
here is a link to a video with the evening's events:
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