The first stop is to get some sewing done.
My shopping bag ripped last trip, my ASE bag that I use daily has 2 places that need mending before disaster strikes and I have a pair of trekking pants with a zipper stuck shut (I had to slit the seam to get my room key and wallet out). We found a sewing booth open and are able to communicate my needs even though they speak only French & KiniRwandan. The seamstress consents to having her picture taken. While waiting we go to order our fish fillets but don't have to wait today as the fillets are already done and just have to be bagged. No haggling over the price and the fish 
man also agrees to a photo.On to some other supplies. The egg lady just smiles, , gets three eggs and waits for her $240 FRw. The routineness of it is feeling grand. Potatoes have gone up from the last couple of times to $150 per Kilo ($0.15 per pound). We went to 4 different vendors but that was the price today. We were surprised that the price of peanuts went from $1500 FRw to $1000 FRw (until later when Dr. Konn tells us she never pays more than $800 FRw for the same sized bag). I'm able to get hot peppers, cilantro and green onions for making salsa tonight. Back to pick up our sewing $5 US for a new zipper installed and 3 mendings.
We get the last few softer items and walked a mile to a store in Remera advertising "European Foods - Best Prices". The eggs in the bottle still cause a lot of local questioning. In the store the lady asks how much I paid? pointing to the bottle with 3 eggs. I tell her $240 FRw and she is amazed telling me that she can sell them for no less than $2500 FRw. Terry and I are 
sure she must think they are something else but can't figure it out.Back to the house before 10:00 and I cleaned the majority of the dirt off the potatoes, start some rhubarb stewing, clean some pinto beans and start them cooking, clean the green onions and cilantro. a Tuna fish sandwich for lunch and I caught a quick nap. Then I started to work on updating the talks for the physicians tomorrow.
We did take some time to have a Mexican meal of spanish rice, refried beans, Tortillas and chips (that Dr. Konn had stashed since she came in January), fresh Salsa, guacamole and fresh pineapple for desert.
I'm not nervous because they are physicians. The thing that makes me nervous trying to hit the right level for the group. I've spoken with John and he says they will be general practitioners who are currently using sonography but want more skills. The other thing that seems to challenge me is getting the content down to an amount that is deliverable in the time allotted. I worked until almost 11:00 pm on trying to get it right and still don't feel like I've pared enough away. I woke up @ 4:30 with my mind whirling about paring away more and the need for a survey plus a certificate when we're done. I got in a skype visit with Shaloy until she went to bed and then finished up. Ready for Monday
3 comments:
Wish I could send my mending over to the seamtress. The market bag looks just like our Peruvian bag. The market looks like the indoor Peruvian market in Pucallpa.
Leif, I know you will do fine with your talk to the physicians. That is a great idea, though, about a certificate. We continue to get letters asking for either a certificate or a recommendation letter from people we worked with in Sudan.
Leif, you solved the problem! Thank you for posting the link at the bottom of the page - now I can look at pictures and not worry about going back and finding my place! :) Thank you!
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