Day 56: October 30. Market

Today we got off to a slow start again. We woke up and ate breakfast before lounging around for a little while and going right back to sleep! It was the perfect way to do the 'bedrest' ordered by the doctor.

When we got up for real, we decided that, since it was market day, we should go! Luckily we stayed away from goats this time. It took a few tries to find it. No one really knew what we were talking about when we asked where the market was, which is hard to believe because it was quite big! It was packed with everything from kitchen-ware stores to fabric stores to fruit and veg stands and of course, butchers. It was Graham and Chris' first market and third/fourth day in Africa but they didn't seem fazed. We were delighted to walk through and realize that no market is quite the same as the next. We were in search of khangas- we were addicted to finding the right ones. Yet, we all grew hungry and weary before long and headed to grab a bite at the local Muzungu eatery. We met Suzanne there at Via Via (which we later found out was designed by Jan!) before she hurried back to the UN building where she has worked with the Rwanda Tribunals for nine years.

We started our walked home to relax and shower while Chris stayed behind to use the internet. We stopped in to check on flights to Dar es Salaam briefly on the way.

When we got back Suzanne asked if we wanted to go a movie with her. We said yes before we knew what it was. It turns out that it was about Jonestown. It was quite the experience. Some of us knew less about it than others and we all came out of the movie feeling either sad or depressed, but it was overall very informative. Suzanne offered to take us to dinner after and so we drove just a little further down the street to Stiggy's. Here we had very interesting and emotional conversations. The night ended with a few tiffs but in the end we all learned a lot from each other and about each other. We were definitely tired out from the long day.
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