7:30 PM here. A quiet day. Went to a wedding ceremony just to hear the music and find cute kids. A very cute 2 yr old boy sat next to me...I put my hand out and he looked spooked, but his mother put his hand in mine. A bit later he fell asleep against me I slipped my arm around him :-)
His mom noticed that he was asleep and jerked him awake...DANG IT!!!
Spent most of afternoon either chatting with a 16 year old orphan who cornered me for English conversation and shared his hopes and fears for the future. He already realizes that life after Makumbi looks dismal. He hopes to find his way out of Zimbabwe. He went and got his grades to prove he is worthy. All "B"s. He came to Makumbi at 2 years old and has no clue where he is from. He hopes some how I could help him. In reality all I can do is encourage him to continue to work hard in school and dream of a future to work for.
There is a young couple here doing marriage preparation for there wedding in September. They too have been sharing about their lives and African traditions surrounding marriage. The husband to be still pays a brides prize to the family of the bride. A concept pretty inconceivable to most of us in the US. It is usually money and a beast. Any acquired belongings the bride has is given back to her family. I told them when I got married we requested no gifts and that donations be made to a charity....they could not believe that.
I am mostly resting, taking walks, knitting and listening to folks tell their stories
I am again on the simple rural Zimbabwe diet, SADZA, SADZA, and more SADZA . Sadza is a cornmeal mush , and it is the staple food of Zimbabwe. yum ???not so much but while in Zimbabwe do as the Zimbabweans do.
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