Fiena very kindly invited Hide and me to come with her and her sisters to her home village for a few days. We stayed with her family.
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| Fiena's House |
We arrived late in the evening and went to bed soon thereafter. The next morning, our first stop was the market, to buy fish and vegetables.
After that, we collected rambutan from a tree in Fiena's yard. One of her brothers climbed high into the tree and and picked the fruit, or broke off branches with fruit on them.
We then collected the fruit from the ground and ate it. Delicious!
We also visited Fiena's aunt's house, where there were many animals.
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| Rabbits |
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| Teenage Ducks |
Spent a lot of time playing with children as well...
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Hide on the left - very popular with children
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| Fiena's sister Umi, me, and two children |
In the evening, Fiena's family held a party in honor of their youngest daughter, Umi, getting into university. Their was lots of cooking going on both inside and outisde of their house all day. Everyone wore special clothes, including Hide and I who borrowed clothes from the family.
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| Preparations being made (and fried jackfruit ready to be eaten) |
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| Ready for many guests |
It was quite the gathering, with more than 30 people attending. The men started it off with a prayer.
Then the feast began.
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| With Fiena's mother, Chesurimei, and sister, Roky |
It was really cool to get to experience such a festive occasion. I feel very lucky to have been able to stay with Fiena and her wonderful family!
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| With the siblings: Roky, Feina, Sabri, me, Umi, One |
Teri makasih! Thank you.
You've met such wonderful people, it's so cool you got to share in Umi's feast. They look and sound like a wonderful family.
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