Well the team left yesterday and I was truly sad to see them go, although I do get my room back! On Tuesday we went on a tour of green houses, which was really cool and really hot! The work these people do in the green houses is not only back breaking but scorching hot as well! Imagine being in a sauna. Nice, right? Now imagine being in a sauna and having to yard work. For hours and hours. In July. Not so nice, huh? It showed me how hard these immigrants work and also how desperate they are to have work. It made my appreciation for these wonderful and generous African people grow even more. Later we checked out the university in Almeria because a few of the students on the team are interested in studying over here and working with the Whitleys, which I think is pretty freaking cool. I really wish I had taken up more opportunities like this one when I had the chance. After that we hung out at the beach and went to the Wok for dinner. It was really cool to have the team here and I am very excited about the next team arriving tomorrow (especially since they will not be staying with us so I wont have to share my shower with 16 people again).
Today Amanda and I went to the market to buy our weekly supply of peaches and other assortments of fruit. I love going to the market and experiencing all the different cultures coming together as a community. The market also made me sad, because I knew it was the last time I will probably ever go to it again. I can’t believe I will be leaving roquetas a week from today forever (hopefully not forever but for a very very long time)! We leave for france in a week and then I meet my mom in Madrid in a week in a half! (so excited). Its really crazy how fast this summer has gone by, I can’t believe I will be flying home 3 weeks from today!
After the market we went and ate and Endyes. I finally got to see Endyes niece who has been not coincidentally named Endye as well. She was obviously named after her grandmother, which is very typical in African cultures. What is even more typical (and strange) is that African parents will give some of their children the same name as one of their siblings. For instance, Endye has two Fahtus. There is Fahtu the new mother of baby Endye and Daughter of grown-up Endye and the Fahtu the 5 year old daughter of gorwn-up Endye. You think that’s confusing? Wait to you get those two Fahtus in the same room along with there cousin Fahtu as well. That happened today, so I ate lunch with 3 Fahtus who are all related. Bet you can’t say that, can you? But anyways it was great to see Endye and her family again since it had been almost 3 weeks since my last visit. Endyes family has become sort of my second family here (next to the Whitleys of course) and I am so appreciative of that. (& im in love with her cooking).
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