Sunday 17th
February
Much
confusion this morning as someone (Mr B!!) didn't do a wake-up
call and acted innocent when the lack of call was mentioned. Luckily,
everyone woke up naturally around the right time. Eleanor and I also
used it to our advantage- we were up earlier than everyone else, so
we had showers without having to queue/rush, then did some
hand-washing outside whilst it was cool.
Breakfast
was usual- Miss W and I also finished off the pineapple. It was a
good buy, it was nice having fruit that's not orange/banana, nice as
that fruit (served after dinner) has been.
Went
to the market. The 'car park' consisted of mainly donkeys and horses.
Shortly after we'd plunged into the bustle (!!) Lianbowe (Lambo)
turned up. What a surprise!
People
bought a variety of things, though largely fabric and jewellery. I
got a few presents for people, but not many- most of us are holding
out for the specialised market day next week.
The
market was really nice, as always there was so much colour! The only
downside was that Florrie had her purse stolen, but Morro (supposedly
aided by Mr B) got it back again. Also, we couldn't take pictures as
many of the sellers were from Senegal, where having a photo taken
means losing your soul.
Went
back to the guest house for midday break; the teachers took over the
normal lounge, so we set up camp in the other one, which is just down
the passage. I'm really going to miss our communal living.
The Other Lounge
At
2, we went back to the school. We spent over 5 hours painting the
mural- even the van got involved! (The teachers stood on the top to
paint the high bits; we weren't allowed to go up, though we got
pictures yesterday). During the time, I also taught a huge bunch of
small kids a version of the tickle monster. Plus Yahyah (the
principal) let us have some Gambian food, which was very nice.
Part Of The Tickle Monster Group
Awww
Once
done, the mural looked amazing
(if I do say so myself!). I'm so proud of our group.It has our names
on too, which is super cool!!
Finished Mural ^.^
Everyone's Names
Lots
more pics, then shop stop. We saw Dam Barry, who is very friendly
with Anju, so there was lots of teasing.
:P
Back
to guest house. Last night :( All had much packing to do after
dinner. Also rang home, which was nice.
Ben
and Will used their packing time to do a small experiment in doll
decapitation. Everyone (especially Nicole) keeps finding pieces of
doll everywhere, though Mr B found the bits the boys were planning to
leave in the drawer in their room.
Eleanor
and I wrote the blog. Then, we were all allowed to wait up for a bit
to watch the 'amazing' Spanish soap opera (think- people in underwear
and high heels rolling their eyes every two minutes and a very
orange, very hairy man turning out to be the main character's
grandfather).
Bed.
Another long journey to go :(