Today is was raining visitors.
As I was sitting in our verandah preparing for our Arabic lesson, Jackie came with a couple of white folks in tow, saying, "I've brought a few visitors...". So we gave them some water and had a little chat. Then a couple more white folks walked in. And then a couple of more. By the time they were finished, we literally had a whole bus load of white folks wander into our verandah.
Good thing our Arabic teacher never showed up today.
Then, in the middle of all of that, another young woman, a friend of a friend who just moved here, showed up unexpectedly. I also invited her in, but she declined coming into our over-packed verandah, saying she would come another day!
Anyways, we had a nice visit with these white folks, who are from an organization that sends Christian university professors to work in Universities all over the world! We had an interesting visit with them, and I look forward to seeing them again when three of them actually come to work at the University here next Fall. And the other young woman will be nice to get to know, as well, so I'm looking forward to meeting her again, too! But I tell you, it was raining white people in our house today. Dear Sunday, the young woman who helps in our house, was a little shocked when she came back from the market to find our house full of white folks, as well!
We're also having a house full of some of the translators tonight - we've invited them over for tea and games this evening! My job is to think of some good games to play with everyone! Yikes, the pressure's on...
1 comment:
It's just a good thing that you like people, huh? Not surprising that they all flock to your porch, since you're one of the only extraverts on the compound!
Yah, I can just imagine poor Sunday innocently coming back from the market to a house full of strange white people! Funny thought :)
Have fun at your translator party. How about bowling with hedgehogs or something? There are endless possibilities when it comes to games with hedgepigs!!
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