So Colin and I have been eating with a Togolese pop singer, without even knowing it. Let's just say that manners seem to be lacking in the upper echelon of pop-stardom here.
Also at dinner tonight (All Saints Day), we had a small welcome home party for two of the monks who had just recently returned from Cuba. It was kind of interesting listening to their take on the country, but whatever happened to never sharing politics at the dinner table?
In other news today is the French version of Halloween. The only thing is that there isn’t enough money to celebrate so people go to mass in the morning and then use the rest of the day working or relaxing at their houses. Depending on the town there could be a fair number of people gathering to drink Tchuc at the market. But everyone enjoys the holiday. And coming to think of it, they celebrate it much in the same way that college students due…lounge around all day, potentially going to class or work, and then going out to the local market/party house/ bar to drink the local beer (English translation for Tchuc)! Although, college students do generally have a little money or get a little inventive when it comes to creating a costume (see facebook for further details).
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