This morning we decided to explore a bit outside of Gabs. We got on the combi to the town of Oodi, in search of the Oodi Weavers. I'd been to the town before - it's where I went on the fateful choir camp extravaganza - but I hadn't been to see the weavers. It was a pretty neat, out-there shop. Just chillin' in the middle of a field. Several ladies were hard at work weaving beautiful tapestries of various shapes and sizes. They spin the wool themselves, and dye it themselves, and weave it themselves. Unfortunately, they don't sell the yarn, only the finished products. ;) But I was able to buy a nice little knapsack that looks like the Botswana flag. It started raining while we were in the shop, and we had to cross the street and wait under an awning for the next combi back to Gabs. But we didn't get as wet as we would get later on in the day.
In the evening we met up again to go to a "pitch party" - that is, all the parents come out to watch little kids try to play soccer and everyone buys concessions to help support the school. While we were waiting for the combi to come it started to rain again. But this time it was merciless. The ground quickly became a slippery obstacle course, the umbrella itself betraying its handler with streams of collected water that bent in the wind to soak those beneath. Strangers found themselves clinging together under umbrellas. The pull-out for the buses became a 6"-deep pool, and naturally the Broadhurst 5 decided to wait a good 20 minutes before showing up. But are spirits certainly weren't dampened a bit! We went to the school, enjoyed a mouth-watering burger, and came back to campus to enjoy something rather rare: being cold. I got to take a long, hot shower for the first time, put on my full pjs for the first time in a long time, wear my slippers, and even drink a tin mug of hot cocoa (thanks, Mom!).
Overall, I would call that a successful day. Tomorrow I'll be working on homework and research, then in the evening the choir is singing at some cultural event.
See pictures of the weavers here!
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