This has been a very fun week! I got to do some more sightseeing with Denise, a nursing professor from Uconn. She is thinking about bringing students here next spring. We went to the outdoor market (see above picture) in Jeremie which was insanely crowded, but a lot of fun. They sell everything there from live chickens to ginger to raw meat to nail polish. They also sell used clothing from the US by the pound. Bette showed us around and helped me bargain for some baking soda and sugar so I could make cookies for our 4th of July celebration.
Another fun thing we did was go to church on Sunday. Even though I had no idea what they were saying the entire time, being at church made me feel at home. The priest of this parish owns an orphanage in Jeremie and all of his children sit around the alter. One little girl, maybe 6 or 7 years old, feel asleep during his homily. When the priest saw her sleeping he pulled her up on the alter and made her kneel there for the remainder of mass! He may have been a strict priest, but he did make a point of shaking every single persons hand in that church twice before we left. I have made a few more trips to villages this week; I will write another post about them soon!
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