Roasted Peanuts for Sale
Peanuts are the major crop in Senegal. When you go into a restaurant, you begin your meal with a bowl of peanuts. Peanuts are offered while you are waiting in line at the petrol station and while you are stuck in Dakar rush hour traffic. Peanuts are also roasted and sold on the street. Today (Saturday), we were walking back from the Tapestry Museum and we came across a Senegalese lady roasting peanuts in sand. We asked if we could take a picture and she agreed. Dana (a great photographer) took the picture of Craig, Connie and Jean Baptiste. We bought peanuts and took them home where Tacky prepared them and everyone participated in eating them.
Speaking of food - Friday night, Craig, Heather and Dana braved the dark streets of Thies and negotiated a 10 minute walk to a hotel that serves pizza. After an exchange of Wolof, French and English, we ordered 3 pizzas to go. While we waited, we drank cold diet cokes and listened to Lionel Ritchie on the boom box. Dana described it as a "Twilight Zone Experience". 30 minutes later, with 3 boxes of pizza, we walked home though bustling neighborhoods and dark streets to hungry friends that enjoyed Friday night pizza. We had Rhine and Vegetarian. Equally good.
Speaking of food - Friday night, Craig, Heather and Dana braved the dark streets of Thies and negotiated a 10 minute walk to a hotel that serves pizza. After an exchange of Wolof, French and English, we ordered 3 pizzas to go. While we waited, we drank cold diet cokes and listened to Lionel Ritchie on the boom box. Dana described it as a "Twilight Zone Experience". 30 minutes later, with 3 boxes of pizza, we walked home though bustling neighborhoods and dark streets to hungry friends that enjoyed Friday night pizza. We had Rhine and Vegetarian. Equally good.
2 comments:
Mom, dad and Taylor, we added some new pictures to our blog for ya. When you have a chance check them out. Jody leaves tonight i'm really sad she is going but happy for you guys. I hear she is bringing you TONS of food. Wish I was the one going. I really miss you all. Love you
Say, looks like your Christmas season is now complete....Christmas music, a mini tree, a sand "snowman", paper snowflakes, and now.......the Nutcracker!
Jon
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