Parties and Peanut Butter

Saturday, the 10th of December:

Today, like always, I went to the nearest town to buy some food. I bought peanut butter. Someone had told me that it was available in my town. Afterwards, I went to a Pizza place near by. It was an interesting day because there was a party. All the kids were dressed very nicely and one of them was clearly the birthday girl. Some of the tables had been set with place settings and water. It all looked very nice. It was interesting to see how nicely the kids were dressed.

Sunday, the 11th of December,

Today there was a party for St. Stefan. Anyone whose name is Stefan celebrates that day too. My host grandfather's name is Stefan so we went over to my host grandmother's house. The table was set with a lot of food. There was two of everything so that everyone could reach the food. There was bread, sausage, oatmeal, some sort of beet dish, a couple of cabbage dishes, and rachitore. Rachitore is a cold, poultry dish where a chicken leg is in gravy jello. I still haven't tried it because it just looks too weird. I didn't know most of the people that were there. It was fun to go some where for a change. I was also surprised by how good the peanut butter I bought on Saturday tasted.

Around Cotova

12/06/2011

Today was a pretty ordinary day at school. I spent a fair amount of time working on the teza. The teza is a test that my 10th, 11th, and 12th graders will take this month. I had to type the exercises and photocopy the reading selections. There was also a man that came to the school to sell back supporting belts. I also took some more pictures of my village.

                      This is a well in my town. There is a bucket on one end and a weight on the other.

                  This is one part of my school. On the left is the part of my school that is unfinished

                             I walk up and down this road when I go to and from school.

                           This is my school's outside toilet. On the left is the single stall, "teachers's" toilet. On the right is the students'. It contains three stalls with  short walls separating them. They do not have doors.

                                   The building in the center is a mill that is used for grinding flour.

                                  Sometimes I see turkeys on my way home from school

                                              This is the view from behind my school.