Gud moning, olsem wanem? I gud tumas tedei. Good morning, how are you? I'm doing very well today. Bislama is pretty easy compared to some languages plus we hear it all the time. We went to the mama's market Friday and got to practice asking what things were and how much they were. Found a thing called a custad apel (custard apple) which has this hard green outside kind of like crusty leaves, but when you peel that off, the inside is filled with a sweet white custard like paste and big black seeds. You just spit out the seeds - really good. Leave it to me to find all the best food! Vegetables and greens of all kinds, some with equivalents and some not. Like pumkin tops - the tender green vines growing on pumpkin plants and aeland kabij (island cabbage).
And, I'm now the proud owner for my very own bush knife! We learned how to use it to clean the husk off of coconuts and pop the eye to drink the water inside as well as crack it to get to the coconut out. The liquid is a natural rehydration substance plus has an enormous amount of protein and vitamins. We're learning an incredible amount in a very short time. Well, let's say we're hearing about an incredible amount, the learning will probably come with more experience.
We're heading to our training village today and I'll be staying with a host family that has 3 children (2 girls and 1 boy) as well as tu oldfala (2 older people). I'm looking forward to actually doing something with all the info we've been given and experiencing life here first hand.
I think I sent you all the email address you can use to get to me while I'm not connected, but if you didn't get it, let me know and I'll send it again. Can't post it here though.
Got to run and finish packing...
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