Of presents I've bought, an mbira, a wooden frog that "croaks", I'm bringing some coins home to give to people, and I bought some special African brewers yeast for my friend Mike (who actually brews mead, not beer, but I thought he'd appreciate the thought at least).
And a very special African clergy shirt for my dad!
I still have to get some things I've thought of for other friends.
The Bethkes actually gave me some presents, which I wasn't expecting. Cheeky AJ purchased my little stocking stuffers right in front of me at the craft market! A little wire lizard, a little guitar made from recycled aluminum, and a tiny beaded South African flag keychain. He also got me a Kenyan maasai warrior. (It's a beautiful graceful statue.) The Bethkes got me a thing of assorted munchies (half of which I unfortunately can't eat!! :{ ) and a book of amusing quotes, and Erica got me this book "Facing the Storm" which contains meditations and prayers. Apparently some lady from one of the churches named Carol got me a present too. Some very nice shower gel. (Do I stink?? lol)
And that was very sweet of them.
Of course the best present of all is this trip. A huge thank-you to my mom and dad for buying my tickets, and for just allowing me to go. This is their first Christmas without their firstborn present.
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