Saturday, January 2, 2010

Our First African Meal

We asked our taxi driver, Max, on the way to the hotel from the airport, what kind of food we should eat. At first, he told us Chinese food was a good choice, but we told him we wanted to sample some of the authentic local cuisine, so he told us to so to the Fairview Hotel for some nshima. Nshima is cooked porridge made from ground maize, and we were a little worried when the first thing brought out to the table were bowls of water for our hands...which meant we were eating with our fingers.







2 comments:

  1. Hey Nicole. Happy New Year. Glad you made it, and the food looks great. I assume that all have settled in and are hard at work. Do you have internet access so that you can send more pics and comments.

    Allen H

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  2. The team has finally come together this afternoon, after 3 of us took a northern route to get here through London, and 2 a southern route through Johannesburg. We will be heading to the hospital tomorrow to get a feel for what it is we can best offer to help improve their burn care. I hope that our internet access stays consistent so that I can continue this as a means for interaction. Glad you are following along!

    Nicole

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