We all woke up early and took a daladala, a local bus, to go to a market in Mwenge where local artisans sell their products, such as wood carvings, colourful jewellery and leather sandals. The return journey in a crammed rattling vehicle took an extra long time but we got home just in time for lunch and the art club. After dinner we celebrated Richele´s 20th birthday in a great bar just outside the campus. The bar table was only lit by an oil lamp and the blinking stars in the sky. We needed to use a torch to recognize our Kilimanjaro and Safari bottles and find the way back home.
Next, a little about the wild life in Bethsaida. There´s been a lot of talk around a rat who´s been running across the living room towards the pantry every evening around 11 pm. Laura has witnessed its moves on several occasions. Yesterday we did a bizarre discovery. While we were updating the blog, Laura heard a beeping sound under the laptop which rested on a couch. Although the beeping was barely audible we anticipated that a mice/rat (family?) might be living there. It felt absurd but, honestly, the sound came from within the couch. Later that night, after we had shared our suspicions, things started to happen. When Taylor was reading on the couch she suddenly felt something rubbing her back! She screamed and leaped up and, consequently, all four of us hysterically jumped on the nearest chairs. We saw nothing but Taylor insisted that she had literally felt little steps against her back. It was a scary night. Anyway, now the couch has temporarily been moved outside.
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