Slacking

In Somaliland they work six days a week, with Friday being their one day off as its the most important prayer day. Despite the fact that a six day week sounds pretty intense, most people work six hour shifts, normally in the morning unless you work in healthcare and do the shift life. Although the work week is not as long as it seems, for the past two days, I seem to have been slacking!!

3/2/22

After lunch I headed out to the market with Mubarak, who was driving us, Amanda, who is a new volunteer who wants to train to be a midwife and Becca, an American midwife who is working out here long term and wanted to show Amanda around the market and advise on the best clothes to buy for Somaliland. We set out and had a much more focused market trip than when I had previously been, skipping the raw meat section with various furry legs and hooves on the floor – possibly a good move for a vegetarian!! We bought some fabrics – I got a super fun yellow and pink one which I want to get made into a two piece so I can wear it at home – and then the others took theirs to be tailored. I wanted to wait for Asha, my friend, to come back from, Djibouti to help with my complicated requests for tailoring!!

Shortly after our market trip, we headed out again to show Amanda our usual walk/run spot in Masalaha. She enjoyed seeing camels and dig-digs again, and we all enjoyed a stretch and a chit-chat. After dinner, I watched a shitty romcom with Mubarak – his taste in films is just as bad as mine (if not worse)!!