Last week, I saw a bunch of schoolchildren in green and red uniforms and was listening to Christmas music with the kids at my counterpart's house. I should also mention the interesting variety of clothing at the fripperie stands (second hand clothing sold on the streets) - MC Hammer pants, medieval dresses, glittery or sequenced red, white, and blue U.S.A. flags, Whiney the Pooh (yes, spelled just like that), Poma (ripoff Puma), Niken (ripoff Nike), etc. etc. etc. I don't know where all this stuff comes from, but you all know how much I love costume parties!! =) The one that topped it all off was an ugly Christmas sweater vest with bells, a fat snowman, bright red sequence "HAPPY". haha.
The Christmas spirit continued when I visited Minnie after her vacation. Her house is now like a Malagasy equivalent of Costco and an Itunes Store. She sent me home with some fancy and delicious tea from home, a PedEgg, foot lotion and cream which I really needed because of walking in sandals for at least 6km everyday, a steel colander which I've been wanting to buy to drain pasta, new earrings, a cool sponge, and a granola bar! We also had some delicious apple flavored hookah and I was able to watch "Avatar" and "Across the Universe" this past weekend. As I was sorting through the music she gave me, I made a Christmas folder music and listened to it while sipping on Chai tea. You might think I'm weird, but these kind of things make me happy when I'm homesick! I also feel like a walking jukebox now with all the new music she gave me.
I can't wait till Christmas actually comes around so we can throw an ugly Christmas Sweater party here!
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