Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Market visit...

Today I was able to visit the real Market in the middle of town.. it was a giant maze of stalls, people, fruits , vegetables, used clothing, shoes, radios, fabrics, shops , etc.. it was a great experience.. We were asked to go on a scavenger hunt by the school i will be teaching for this coming year.. some of things we had to do were search for tupperware, buy mice on a stick, purchase a live chicken, trade with a vendor,   buy fabric and take it to a tailor to have them make something for you , etc.. It was a great experience, a good way to get a sense of the day to day life and culture.. People were kind and liked to stare and laugh at the white people walking through the market.. It was a giant cluster of goods, people, dirt, people, dirt, garbage, and more people... there's no way i would have been able to find my way out of that place if it wasn't for our guide Tusha.. attached are some photos..  a hair salon, fish stall, walkway through the outside market.... It is late here and I'm tired.  I did make it out to the airport today to retrieve my golf bag.. looks like I will be hitting the links this weekend.. Hope all is well at home.