Our first field visit!
I'm back again!
Finally, We have started doing what we came for: Field work! And it was great! But also a bit strange. We sat on a couch and watched a village group have thair savings and loan meeting, us on a couch, with a carpet and table, and them on hard wooden benches. But I guess it's pretty normal everywhere in the world to give the guests the best.
After the meeting we did interviews with a few of them and had a focus group meeting with the rest. We consider the activities very successful despite having to change a few things to fit the situation. After the activities we all had lunch inside the church as it started raining outside.
The lunch was beef stew in palm leaves served with rice and Matoke (mashed, warm bananas). Afterwards all the furniture was carried back outside and the women sang and danced for us. We are all in love with their dresses which comes in all colours! I'm thinking about buying one as it only costs about 350kr to get it special made... But I can't really see when or where I'll wear it, so probably not. But they look were elegant!
And they insisted on us joining them which was a lot of fun! All in all we learned a lot and all three of us can't wait to go to the field again, hopefully next week to do another survey and more focus groups! And with this happy photo I say goodbye for now. Please send me a comment or two if you read this, as I sometimes feel lonely here in Africa!
Oh, forgot to say: the mosquitos are here now! I hate the tiny buggers, but they love me!!...
Finally, We have started doing what we came for: Field work! And it was great! But also a bit strange. We sat on a couch and watched a village group have thair savings and loan meeting, us on a couch, with a carpet and table, and them on hard wooden benches. But I guess it's pretty normal everywhere in the world to give the guests the best.
After the meeting we did interviews with a few of them and had a focus group meeting with the rest. We consider the activities very successful despite having to change a few things to fit the situation. After the activities we all had lunch inside the church as it started raining outside.
The lunch was beef stew in palm leaves served with rice and Matoke (mashed, warm bananas). Afterwards all the furniture was carried back outside and the women sang and danced for us. We are all in love with their dresses which comes in all colours! I'm thinking about buying one as it only costs about 350kr to get it special made... But I can't really see when or where I'll wear it, so probably not. But they look were elegant!
And they insisted on us joining them which was a lot of fun! All in all we learned a lot and all three of us can't wait to go to the field again, hopefully next week to do another survey and more focus groups! And with this happy photo I say goodbye for now. Please send me a comment or two if you read this, as I sometimes feel lonely here in Africa!
Oh, forgot to say: the mosquitos are here now! I hate the tiny buggers, but they love me!!...
posted by Maria at 4:14 PM
6 Comments:
Really nice dresses, Maria! I have the same doubts about some Maya outfit here- I like it very much but hardly can imagine wearing.
As Swedish team can't be more efficient than it already is! great :)
Hej Maria, det er en fornøjelse, at følge med i dit liv, nede sydpå. Det billede hvor du danser, er guld værd:-) Det ser rigtigt fedt ud, der hvor du bor. Jeg glæder mig til flere afsnit af dit liv dernede og flere billeder. Knus far
Jag ser verkligen fram emot att få komma ner och se det med egna ögon! Skönt att ni har kommit igång med arbetet också, så kan du med gott samvete ha ledigt sen :-).
kram
Vilken snygging!! :)
Puss
Hej Maria,
Endelig fik jeg taget mig sammen. Jeg er ked af at du ikke har hørt fra mig før, men ved ikke hvor tiden bliver af i øjeblikket.
Sikke nogle fantastiske billeder!! :-) Det ser jo ud som om du har det rigtig godt dernede, og virkelig får oplevet kulturen. Det er godt nok noget andet end mit liv som husmor ;-)
Sikke et kæmpe hus I bor i, og sikke en fantastisk udsigt. Og de kjoler...haha...det er lige dig :-)
Herhjemme i lille Allerød går det fint. Asger er startet i vuggestue og elsker det. Der er lidt mere gang i den end hjemme hos mor :-) og det er lige ham. Jeg starter arbejde på mandag...suk! Nej, jeg er klar til det, men har lidt svært ved at se hvordan hverdagen skal hænge sammen. Men det skal jo kunne lade sig gøre.
Glæder mig til at følge med og høre nyt.
Pas på dig selv og nyd det.
Knus
Hej hej!
Verkar som om ni har det härligt! Läste på Facebook, din vän beskrev hur brudgummen skulle hitta bruden bland en massa kvinnor likadant klädda. Kan tänka mig att det orsakat en hel del svett vid arrangerade äktenskap! Med mig är det bra, jobbångest som vanligt, men det löser sig säkert på ett eller annat sätt :) Saknar dig! Kram
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