Christmas at Samso's
on Shona in Sierra Leone (Sierra Leone), 02/Jan/2011 15:20, 34 days ago
So I said that Christmas had bypassed me a bit. Actually it was really fun. I went with Fred and his parents to church on Christmas morning– an epic 3 hour service with lots and lots of Christmas carols, two collections (including a Birthday Competition – you had to go and give your collection in the month of your birthday – December won – wahey!) and communion. We then headed to the beach and spent the weekend at Hamilton Beach with a group of about 20 VSOs, Welbodi’s and various other NGO’s. I had a fab swim in the Atlantic Ocean on Christmas Day. I practiced my Krio on some local children. We had sparklers and fireworks. We had a blind secret santa, with some fantastically imaginative presents (Le20,000, about £3was our limit). I had a fantastic grilled lobster for Christmas dinner. We all got Christmas crackers, and had Christmas pudding, brandy butter, Christmas cake and mincemeat pasties (as opposed to pies) all courtesy of Fred’s parents and Becky’s friend Kate. A very different, but very memorableChristmas.