A quiet Saturday

After breakfast this morning, we called our friend from Thailand, Beck. We were hoping he would be at the IFN Christmas Party. It turned out he was and so we were able to talk with several of our friends. It was very fun.

Later, Mark worked on Bonvallat’s car with Gilles because it was making a funny noise. Their son came over here and asked Emily to come over and then go swimming when the car was finished. It turned out to be a gloomy day so they decided not to swim. She stayed for lunch, though.

After lunch we headed downtown to walk around and see what we might find. Several businesses were closed by then but it was nice because there weren’t so many people, cars, etc. We found a few handcraft stores but they pretty much all sell the same things – carvings, baskets, batiks, pottery, etc. I still haven’t seen an olive wood crèche that I like. We also went into a few hardware stores looking for a tool box for Mark. We ended not buying anything other than sodas at a small snack place and a small basket for Emily for a jewelry box.

On the way back into town we stopped at the small grocery store near the house. We can get dry goods like pastas, flour, sugar, spices, etc. there plus cleaning supplies. They have a small dairy section with yogurts, cheese, butter and milk. They also have frozen meats and fresh fruits and veggies. On this trip we only needed cheese. They sell a locally made pale yellow Gouda cheese here. We used to get the same type of cheese when we lived at Rethy.

As we've been out and about, we've tried to remember to use the Kinyarwanda greetings we've been learning. It's always a pleasant surprise when someone responds and we realize that they actually understood us!