Trip to the Market

We woke up this morning at 5:15 a.m. to make our way to the market. The school was hosting a free trip there so we headed down to the school at about 5:30. After we all loaded the buses we headed down to the market in Portsmouth, which is about 5 minutes away. It is just a little too far to walk and besides that, after all the food we got we didn't want to walk there. We got there and headed straight to the fish, because everyone said that it goes really fast and the best fish is the first thing to go. So we headed that way. Once we got there it was like nothing we had ever seen. It was so cool it was like they caught the fish and brought it straight to the table and cut it to the amount of pounds we wanted and gave it to us. It was so fascinating.

We kind of got last pick because the locals always got first dibs on the what they wanted, but even that we got some awesome fish. We were able to get 5lbs of salmon and 6lbs of blue marlin. We are going to freeze most of it so we can keep it for later. But we had a really great time at the market. 

We got fresh fruit such as bananas and mangos. We also got a lot of other stuff like carrots vegetables, green onion, potatos, onions, lettuce, and bread.  All of the food is sold straight from the farms so we don't have any processed foods here. It is really crazy here. We take it for granted in the states of how our food gets there and here we are able to visually see the farms and everything and we get to see how hard these people work to get the food grown.

We thank the Lord here everyday for providing for us in every way. Everything is so different here, that it is taking some time to get acquainted with our surroundings, but I feel like we are doing very well adjusting to this new and different world. But we are also so very thankful for what is provided for us in the US.

Things to be thankful for:

• Hot water: we have a switch for the hot water in the shower and we only have hot water in the shower. Which 9 out of 10 times only makes the water tolerable. And the other time the water is boiling hot. We have not hot water to wash our dishes with. 


• Groceries are super expensive. They are overpriced groceries even for a third world country.


• Pre-paid electricity - it is really depressing to see the power meter drop rapidly.


• No Car- As sad as it is, we are so dependent on our vehicles. It would be so handy having a vehicle but really it is not necessary. It forces us to walk everywhere which is great for losing weight.

We hope you have a great day! We miss you all like crazy!