Our Day In Jimani

We started out our day with a good solid breakfast because we know that full stomachs make happy hearts!!

It was my first time eating mangu which is basically cooked, mashed, plantains with seasonings. I was very impressed and am watching for a chance to get it again. Our plates also had a nice pile of scrambled eggs that had peppers and onions fried with them and on the side there were two slices of fried cheese- hot, crispy, salty!!!! And to drink we had cold, passion fruit juice, ice water and the triple strength, inky black, coffee that was so strong we had to cut it with a knife and eat it with a spoon.

Oh, I forgot to mention that after we ordered our food they still had to raise the plantains and the chickens to lay our eggs and milk the cow to make the cheese and roast and grind the coffee and harvest the passion fruit and purify the water. So while we waited Veronika nibbled the binding of her books and stole cheese and crackers from another table and threw rocks and kissed a little puppy. Us others just sat n talked n counted money.

It was definitely worth the wait though and we were content the rest of the day walking around town n drinking smoothies n shaved ice n doing happy things.

Then we ate smoky pork chops n fried banans n some more good juice!

Now we’re tired n ready for bed- the rooms had ac so Veronika had to be bundled up against the arctic winds but she came down with a cold anyway. Amy lay awake most of the night watching a crack in the ceiling because she was sure a robber would come through!!!

Good morning Sunshine!!