Easter Weekend

Our sitemate Lisa was feeling pretty bummed about being away from her family for Easter, so we decided to come up with other ways to make it special. In addition to cooking delicious food (which goes without saying with the three of us!), we decided to do henna, hair braiding, and watch a movie on our computer. Here are some pictures from the weekend:


All taped up and ready for henna


Fatou applying the henna (henna powder mixed with sugar and water)


Close up


Getting bagged


Suddenly very glad we only did our left hands. Getting ready for bed with only one hand was a challenge!


After sleeping with the henna on, the next morning we took off the henna (see above) and put on a mixture of water, "no fly" (some chemical we couldn't identify) and ash, which adds a cool black tint to the henna color. After leaving that on for 5-10 minutes, we took off the tape and washed everything off. It's funny that so something so gross can result in something so pretty!


Rinsing off


We were so excited to see what was underneath!


Final product with our artist friend - very cool (and complements our chaco tans so nicely...)


Then it was Lisa's turn for braiding


Finished!


Overhead shot


Fatou with her cousin's daughter (second cousin maybe?) at the celebration of the annual recitation of the holy koran, which also happened to fall on this weekend. Note her gorgeous hair. Love this pic!


This is for Jessica - proof that the boys do indeed wear gellies here (usually for playing soccer)


Part 1 of our delicious Easter lunch - potato pancakes (which sort of merged into a potato pancake blob but were still delicious)


Part 2 - Cinnamon rolls (chapati layered with cinnamon sugar, rolled, and sliced). That's right, we made cinnamon rolls without an oven!