Batik Party Day

January 5, 2012

Christmas and New Year's is big around here with lots happening in the normally boring village...as you can tell by all the recent posts (well that and I bought internet for this week :))

Today was the Batik Group party day.  We all brought stuff to make fufu, light soup, and bought palm wine.  So Confidence, Lena, Peter, Francis, Rita and I all met in Francis and my yard to celebrate.  The palm wine was super sweet (aka not fermented) and I started drinking while we cooked.  They all wanted to wait till after.  We pounded fufu and the light soup was delicious.  We ate under the big mango tree in Francis’s yard and then they started to booze.  None of these people drink very often and Confi brought some apeteshi (moonshine) and some strawberry liqueur.  They all took some drinks of that and I stuck with palm wine.  After fufu we started to dance to Francis’s radio, but then the electricity went out, so I went to my house and picked my drum and 2 spoons.  Francis played the drum and I showed Rita how to do the spoons…and we danced and sang to that!

We had a great time, and I have some awesome videos, but they’re too big to upload.   Villagers were going to and from farm to harvest maize and had a blast laughing at us dancing under the tree. So rest of the batik group ended up getting plastered and I gave them all headache medicine and put them to bed…should have stuck to the palm wine :) Today I was the responsible one.

Next week is GLOW Camp (if our funding comes in tomorrow!!) and then a few days to chill and then pick up mom and dad!!!! Yea!!!!!!

j

Michela

Dixon, me, Michela, and Rose

Pounding fufu at the party today.

Lena

Confi tasting the light soup.

Light soup.

Francis and me.

More pounding.

Batik group.

Dancing-o.

Black Cock for Mom

So the other day I went to Fo Nicho's house to talk to him about some stuff.  We're sitting in the yard and he says, "Boala, you see that cock over there?"  "Yes, Fo Nicho, he's a good looking bird."  "That big, black cock is for your mother."  "Oh, Fo Nicho, I can't wait to tell her!"...and my dad.

So I took a picture with my phone and emailed the pic of her big, black, cock that is awaiting her when she gets to Ghana.  I also told Fo Nicho, he should tell her that before Esther will kill it and cook it, mom has to catch it.  He said, "Oh, Boala, you would not make your mother chase it!"  "Oh yes I would...it'd be really funny...but we'd never get to eat.  We'll just make her chase it small and then get the kids to catch it."  "Ok,  we will lie and make her chase it small!"  Get on your running shoes mom!

Just a little funny to brighten your day.  This cracked me up.
Love,
j