Last day!

wow. I can't believe I'm on my last day! In exactly 24 hours I'll be traveling to Walvis Bay to catch my flight!!
It's been a very busy past few days trying to cram everything in! So busy I haven't been able to get to the internet cafe! (well that's a lie, I made it yesterday but all the lines were down so I couldn't use it anyways! ...oh I can't wait to get fast internet again!!)
So when did I last write..I think it was tuesday morning?
So, after the internet cafe Ellen and I went to Mondesa to meet up with Linus. He wanted to give us a nice African culinary experience - and an experience it sure was!!
He took us to the market area which they kind of call their "food court". It was sort of like what I wrote about in my first week when we had fatkoeks and capana.
We had a few different things this time though! We had good old fatkoeks (which I friggin love! I could gain 500lbs just by eating those!) and we dipped them into this sauce (sort of gravy). He wouldn't tell us what it was though until we ate it. I had NO idea what the meat was...it almost looked like a flexible honeycomb and the lady serving us didn't speak any english so I couldn't ask her!
Finally a guy was standing near us and decided to buy me and Ellen some of the meat (he just wanted to see if we would actually eat it or not)
So he pops a big piece into his mouth and leaves the rest for us to try...
Linus still wouldn't tell us but said he would if we ate it. It kind of looked like fat with short hair on it (like a brown, meaty astroturf)
I have to admit...I almost puked getting it down..I gagged just slighty. Ellen put it in her mouth but spit it out (she is a vegetarian after all!)
so...it turns out... it was a cows stomach lining.
Not something I ever wanna try again!!

We also tried a traditional drink (which I've had before) It's not my favorite but it was neat to get there in the market! Everyone just sort of gets a big jam jar type thing and stands around and chats and shares the drink.

We then went to get "snacks". These ladies just sit on the side of road near the taxi rink and have cartons of dried fruit, nuts, and fish. I have no idea why you would want to snack on tiny little fishes but apparently lots of people do. eeww...
We got dried fruit...

Then we went back to Linus's house where he gave us an "African Melon". That was interesting! He pulled it out of the fridge and asked if we knew what it was... I thought it was a grapefruit...
It touched it though and it's ROCK hard!! He could barely get a knife in to cut it!
Finally he made a hole big enough for us to stick our fingers in to grab at the fruit inside.
I look inside it and decide right then and there that I do not want to try this. It looked like a brain or a bunch of snot or something! So gross. Finally he convinced us though and it was surprisingly good!! I really enjoyed it!

We had a really good time! It was really nice of Linus to take us out and do all this!
After we left his house we meet up with Pam and then headed out of town to the Camel Farm!!!
Riding a camel is hilarious! They are SO friggin tall! I had no idea! We all got to wear turbans and feel just like an arab in the desert! hahaha! I got to ride Freddie, Pam had Bushman and Ellen was on Olga! hahahaha Olga the camel. I love it
It was a really bumpy ride but still fun. I'm glad we only went for 20 minutes because I don't think my butt would've lasted any longer!

That night we had a rehearsal with Mascato (they have a performance coming up on Monday and Tuesday! busy busy busy!)
So I just came along to help out on the piano... Mrs.Venter used to be an amazing piano player but unfortunately she has really bad arthiritis now and can't really play. So she conducted and I played instead!

Yesterday I met up with Lex and Ellen and the Village Cafe. My last time there *tear* it was wonderful and I got a travel mug to remember it! Lex went off to school and Ellen and I headed off to the wood market. I got a few last things (Erin - I got you some really wicked necklaces there! bone, wood and shell! I hope you like them!!)
Vera came over in the afternoon to give me a little present from her and her piano students. She said they were actually asking if I was coming back! So cute! I actually made an impression on them! I guess that's a good thing if I'm coming home to be a piano teacher!

Last night we did one last fondue night at Lex's house. Pam, Ellen, Mervyn, Fonie and Shannon all came as well! We also decided to make a brie bake as well.
Actually...after we did the Village Cafe in the morning we went to Woermann Brock (a grocery store) and got some dough. (just plain bread dough, nothing fancy!)
So..Lex brought it to her house before she went to school.
When we got to her house at 7 that evening we realized that dough should be kept in the fridge!!! She had just kept it on her counter all day and I think it almost grew legs and walked away!! hahaha
It had exploded through the bag and rose up on her counter! so funny! It took a while for us to beat it back down to normal! We then wrapped the brie up inside and baked it! It was INCREDIBLE!! We ate SO much! And instead of eating it with apples or jam or whatever we dipped it in the fondue! hahaha! So good!!
It was a really fun night and was nice to be able to say goodbye to Shannon, Fonie and Mervyn there!

This morning I took Mrs.Venter out to the Lightkeeper's Cottage for brunch. I can't believe I haven't eaten there before! It was SO good! And so cute too...it's right by the ocean and has a bunch of birds all around (like parrots, budgies, ducks and chickens) Really nice to sit outside and enjoy the food and nature all around!

Tonight I'm going to be having a little packing party in my room. Marcelino is staying over for dinner and then Pam, Lex and Ellen are coming later just to hang and say goodbye and stuff!

ok..this is kind of weird.. I'm listening to my iPod in the i-cafe right now.. I think it's trying to say something to me!! The last 3 songs have been about saying goodbye! First "Say Goodbye" Eva Cassidy, then "Beautiful Goodbye" Amanda Marshall and now the Real Group just came on singing "Hard to Say Goodbye".

well... Goodbye Namibia! It is going to be hard to say goodbye tomorrow!! I'm going to miss you and all your beautiful people!
At least I have a lot of good stuff to come home and look forward to!
See you all in 2 days! Have fun tomorrow at Nakamun! Make sure you don't eat all the rice with gravy without me!!
love you all! *mwah*