Thursday September 5th was Culture day. This meant that we had to dress like we will in Indonesia, a predominantly Muslim country. All of the girls had to wear really flowy pants or a skirt that went all the way to our ankles. The guys just had to wear pants. Everyone on my squad had to cover their shoulders, ankles, and any tattoos they have. We were asked to greet one another by clasping hands and bowing, and then there was no cross gender touching allowed.
We also ate food from a few different cultures throughout the day. It started in the morning with a Guatemalan breakfast consisting of chips, beans, eggs, and plantains. Then for lunch we had cheese and jam sandwiches, a staple in South Africa, along with Afrikaans music playing over the speakers. After everyone finished eating, we started dancing and one of my squad mates, Isabella taught me how to swing dance, and I can’t wait to learn more. For supper we had Indian Coconut and Chicken curry, while music from one of the ministry hosts in India wrote.
Sounds really fun. Did you have classes to learn about the countries? Your skirt looks great! Love you ❤
No, our classes that day were on other things
How cool! What did you think of the food?
It was pretty nice
Sounds like fun!
Glad to hear you are enjoying new things. Love Granny
To be honest…having eaten much of that food…my stomach is rolling thinking about eating it all in one day! I like it, but that is A LOT of flavors in one day! SO much to learn! Enjoy it– and always look for the image of God in all people!
Culture day! So fun! Just a few examples to get you ready for the real thing – so soon. Keep your eyes on Jesus!
Abeni- Just thought of you today, I’ve been carrying a “little Jesus” in my pocket since meeting you. Ellen informed me today that he got ” baptized”in the washing machine. I’ll try to take better care of my little Jesus in the future……:)