A Whole Lot of Happenings

It's a month into the trip, and our third week in the village was the busiest yet. The week began with a gorgeous sunset then sunrise up at Sarangkot with the rest of the volunteers in our organization.




Tuesday was Parent's Day at school, which meant Monday we hung a few flags and watered the dirt to keep the dust down. After the celebration Tuesday morning, I boarded a bus with the rest of the men in the village and rode three hours to a marriage ceremony, not getting back to the village until 9 that night, 12 hours after we left. The women stay behind in the village and sing and dance the entire time the men are gone, the entire time, 12 hours.


Wednesday morning our Baa told us there was no school that day so we went on a little hike up to the top of a hill and sat beneath paragliders all afternoon. Then a bit of thunder prompted us to return home and enjoy the afternoon storm from the porch underneath our tin roof.


That same day, as our ama was sorting through the rice, our baa suggested Emily try on a bit of ama's clothes. When she said she wasn't sure how they were supposed to fit, he demonstrated for us. So funny.



A short school day Thursday and we were off to another wedding with baa and ama. The communication between us has only slightly improved, but we're really enjoying each other's company more and more as we grow more comfortable around each other. While they were dressed up for the wedding we took the chance for a family portrait, minus our sister who was at school. Somehow, appropriately, the tea was ready just in time to be included in the photo with us.