Woke up refreshed and didn't have much jet
lag. We had the rest of the soup--cold
from the fridge and crackers with juice.
Lots of protein! We had not heard
of daal soup before. We walked to the
National University of Samoa and tried to find out what Marc was going to be
doing there. Finally he found out he
will be a teacher's assistant for a section of a large math class for
elementary school teachers. Perfect for
him as he won't have to do much prep! We
walked acoss the street to the institute building to see where the english
speaking wards met and was introduced to the director who had us come into his
office and asked us to teach institute class.
We have to find out what times Marc has for math before an institute
class assignment, but we're excited! He
then drove us to the church compound to meet his wife who is a faculty member
at the church middle school. They are so
nice! After dropping us off at the
university, we took our first bus ride into Apia. So awesome!!
Music blasting, open window frames, different kinds of seats, colors,
etc on every bus. We needed to buy some
more groceries (matches!) and headed to the open air market and shared a lunch
of fried chicken leg, four pieces of fish, and fries. They had some tomato sauce that was as close
as you can get to ketchup.
After eating we headed to Farmer Joe's where we
found a much larger selection of food than the market the night before. We walked back through the market and bought
a bunch of bananas (about 80 cents in U.S. dollars) and caught the next bus
back home. The picture of the bus below
was the one to Apia. The one home was
all pink inside!
Here is a small tour of our house
We have a better feeling about this time
here. We have confidence that we will
make it the best experience ever!
love it! so glad things are going better! keep climbing every mountain till you find your dream :) love you both!
ReplyDeleteSo glad you brought the mosquito netting! Can't wait to hear about church! (Where is a bright copper kettle when you need one?)
ReplyDeleteThis looks great! The mosquito net makes your bed look luxurious :)So happy things are looking up and you're finding your place there.
ReplyDeleteLucy says: "I like your house! And I can't believe there was a slug in it. Are there any other bugs in your house? Are the bananas yummier than bananas here?"
ReplyDeleteSam says: "Gross" (in reference to the fish and french fries with 'ketchup stuff'). "I like your house, I think it's cool. Will you show us a picture of the place where you buy food?"