I went to the market today with Vanessa-an absolute nightmare. We were constantly followed by vendors and asked to come into their areas. You have to bargain with the locals, as they price everything ridiculously high. I figured out that as soon as I said my final price and the vendor said no, then I would hand the item back to the vendor and walk off. That’s when I got the “Ok. Ok. For you Mademoiselle.” I think I’m a good bargainer. J
After the market, I went to Enzo’s salon to say hi to Deanna and her brother, Brian. Enzo was not out of school yet, but I figured I would wait until he got there for a bit. Deanna and I were able to converse some in both English and French, so there’s been some progress in my French communications. Anyway, while there at the salon, a police woman approached me and proceeded to tell me that I was not “authorized” to take pictures. I just played dumb and told her that I was American in French. My friends in the salon and Georgette spoke to the police woman; although I have no idea what they said, the police lady didn’t give me any further problems thankfully. For those of you who know me well, I wanted to ask her, "Seriously?! Do you not have anything else better to do? Give me a break!" After she left, I told my friends that the police was stupid and useless there-they agreed.
When I got back to the apartment tonight, Georgette turned the TV on (I swear the woman has to have it on 24-7-ridic!) and Scrubs happened to be on. Following it, Dawson's Creek came on. I'm telling you, they have nothing good to watch African here. All I've seen are a bunch of people sitting around chatting on TV-no shows or movies. It is all due to government control I have been told.
Ok, I am off to have some wine with house company. Bonsoi!
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