Sunday, September 26
Sunday was so good! We went to Hili to get our clothes made. It’s wonderful because Kelsey and I have been wearing the same clothes for quite a while now. The town was bustling with so many people. We took a 25 min “van” ride into Hili. The vans here are a tri-cycle with a wagon type bed in the back. We squeezed 6 people and the poor man peddled us into town. Everyone stared so much and came to the shop windows while we were picking out fabric. Picking the fabric for the Salour and Kamees was a challenge. There are millions of designs here and many with crazy busy patterns on them. We finally chose them and took them to a tailer. They charge $1.50 to make a complete outfit. And we payed about $5 to get the material. So cheap! We got back to the compound and they knocked on our door with an invitation to a program at 3. They had prepared a lovely program to welcome us even more. Banni had also taught us a traditional dance to preform for this. Oh man, it was embarrassing!! Lets just say, I can not dance! But it was fun to learn and laugh about. They decorated us like they traditionally do. This means painting our feet, tying our hair in a bun and putting flowers in it, painting our finger tips and putting a circle in the palm of our hand. They put a red dot on our forehead and put eyeliner and eyeshadow on our faces. The makeup was definitely for darker skin. It made me look like a clown. The program was so amazing. The little kids had divided into their age groups and prepared something special to do. Some danced, some put on a modeling show, some sang, and some did acting. One group of tiny boys acted out the rhyme “no more monkeys jumping on the bed”. It was adorable! It was such a fun program! And to see some of their traditional things was a great welcome gift!
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