So here I am back in J, sitting at my desk under a ceiling fan and in front of my standing fan. A far cry from where we were on Thursday night! After lunch, Grace and I snuggled under our blankets (big thick woolley ones!) and watched a few episodes of Smallville. It felt like such a great holiday! Rain, cold toes and Smallville.
Eventually, it was time for dinner - a late dinner, but that seems to be the tradition there on that compound. Grace and I totally did a faux pas - we thought we were just supposed to go and chow down when the bell rang. So we went in, filled up our plates, and started chowing down. But, as it turns out, there's quite a lot of 'ritual' around the whole meal thing there. Everyone first has to sing a prayer. Then you have to argue about who goes first, then you have to do devotions all together after everyone's eaten.
Actually, it was quite nice - a really cool mix of people living and eating together as part of a community. Aussies, Sudanese, Ugandans, with a Brit (not OUR Brit, but a nice one all the same), a Canadian and American thrown in the pot for the weekend. Really nice.
That night, we snuggled back into our beds and slept under blankets for the whole night. Really, it felt so good to sleep under a blanket! Funny the sorts of things you miss...
The following day, I went to a meeting to network and chit chat with people who are working in Christian media in this country. It was really good to talk with them and see what others are doing in terms of print media, especially. I don't think we can ever do enough to work together. It was especially encouraging because it wasn't just a big gathering of expats. The local folks were right in there and taking a lot of leadership in the whole thing. That's what I like to see, 'cause that's the whole point of us being here.
That evening, we went back to our little tukel, snuggled in our blankets, and watched more Smallville :)
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