Day 2 (continued): I tried goat for the first time last night! I only had a small piece, but it was pretty good. And no, it doesn’t taste like chicken.
It wasn’t the baby goat (kid) in the picture, but it was fun watching that little guy attack the bucket and chase around the chickens.
I was wondering why the eggs here have yolks that are almost white and not yellow, like at home. I assumed it was because the chickens are as malnourished as some of the people. But Christiane (who is one of ladies on the team and a DVM in Oregon) said it’s because we add carotene to our chicken feed and carotene produces the color. The carotene doesn’t add much in terms of nutritional value, but changes the color of our egg yolks. (It’s also what makes cheddar cheese yellow/orange.)
I didn’t realize Lays made other flavors of potato chips! Check our the photo of the Thai Sweet Chili chips, and the Spring Onion & Cheese. Also, Simba lives!
As you’ve already discovered, Leslie and Bob have a heart for these trips, and they’ve passed their servant hearts on to their children and grandchildren. Their granddaughter (Iris Peace) made each of us a heart with our name on it and we’re each encouraged to leave our hearts in the walls of a home we’re building as a reminder to ourselves and the community that we care and wish them well. (They fits quite nicely, surrounded by the “mortar” as we fill in the gaps between bricks).
Lia, another GV team member made hearts with each of her donors’ names and is fastidiously taking photos for them so they can see what their generous hearts are helping to build (which is a great idea that she stole from Bob & Leslie’s granddaughter and I fully intend to do the same for my next trip, because Yes, I WILL be coming on a GV build again!)
The currency here is called kwacha. Although the conversion rate changes daily, it is about 733.5 kwacha to the US dollar (or at least it was today). If I’m reading the sign right, that means gas is about $1.18/liter. (1 l = 0.264172 gal)… OUCH!
Have an amazing day! (I’m a day behind on posting due to technology challenges)
