"Ice cream taste good in Guinea!" Discovery made by three happy little boys today. We had a wonderful little adventure this morning. We visited the Muse National, Le Damier Patisserie, and the downtown market. I bought an umbrella, and yes I did haggle over price. The umbrella should be very useful as we still have a few more weeks of rainy season, and the weather just will not agree to be sunny on a Saturday.
The people here are so friendly, and so much fun. Both Jacob and Caleb have received marriage proposals. The boys are learning that walking in Conakry often means standing still and waiting while your parents try and carry on an English/French conversation. Mark met a very nice man, Baldi. He walked and talked with Mark for about 15 minutes. In our americaness we wondered why he was walking with us for so long. In the end it was because we were walking the same direction and when he got to his destination he said good-bye. I pray that I can adopt this African friendliness as my own. This lovely man just wanted to get to know us! How awesome is that?
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| Jacob, Matthew, and Caleb standing in the rain outside the Muse National. |
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| Jacob |
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| Close-up |
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| Mark, Jacob, and Ansumane ( our awesome tour guide for the day) |
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| Conakry in the rainy season! |
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| My new umbrella! |
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| Caleb makes a heavy hat. |
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