I woke up on the sandy courtyard inside Becky's host family's house. I spent last night there since it's a lot breezier at her place and her family offered to make dinner for us -- beans and bread, yum! We left her house early this morning, picked up Sean from his place, and then walked to the little market for breakfast at "Denny's," a stall in the middle of the fish market that serves egg sandwiches and coffee -- possibly the only breakfast place in Rosso. So good!
We left Denny's and headed for the bigger market to buy gifts for our host families and language facilitator, since we're moving out of our homestays on Sunday morning. My family was really excited when I came back from the market with gifts, but I'm making them wait until tomorrow to receive them. I ate lunch at home (rice and fish and veggies), and then began to pack up my stuff while my host brother kept popping into my room with mint tea. Washed some clothes and took a nap before a quick bucket bath and a trip to the small market -- again -- for one last gift: a watermelon for our maid, who's my favorite person in our family! And now I'm at the cyber cafe -- and in the A/C -- typing a blog post and making plans to meet at Elise's for a movie night tonight.
So, one more week in Rosso, 2 more nights with my host family, and 6 more days until the big swear-in party!
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