Le 4 octobre (des commentaires)

Le 4 Octobre:

• Standards change in Guinea. The first night in Conakry we were offered drinks – Coke, Sprite, or Fanta – since I don’t drink soda (in the US) I passed. Again each day we were in Conakry the same offer. I tried to drink a Fanta but only made it half way – waaayy to sugary and such. Today however, I had a cold Fanta in Telimele while visiting Richard, and boy was it delicious! Wow, it hit the spot (also context: biked about an hour to get to his village)! However, come to think of it, even at the farewell ceremony a la fin de Dubreka I had a hard time finishing a Coke. I guess standards change but they don’t disappear entirely. Wink.

• Standards change in Guinea. I received a hot bowl of rice and sauce to night and was soo excited. Evn without seeing what sauce it was, “A HOT bowl of rice?! Waahhoo!!!” (Context: I usually get a barely warm bowl of rice and sauce for… 15h -> 3pm… not quite lunch anymore (ie I’ve already gotten really hungry and eaten lunch), but way too early for dinner. Then in my excitement about having hot rice I thought back to my lunch with Richard at La Gousta and was quite content that I had lait caille (essentially a large bowl of plain yogurt) and about to have a hot bowl of rice – “Boy, I’m going to eat WELL today!!”