My friend jill and I had the great opportunity to go to the Market with couple of sweet national ladies, Barbra and Rose Marie . They were so nice to take us and show us the ropes. The market is where all of the nationals come and sell the food that they have harvested from there garden. It is a great way to learn PNG culture. All the people sit on the ground with all of their produce in small bundles that you can buy. It is generally much cheaper to buy food at the market than to go to a store in town. Men, women, and children gather there. I was able to learn about all the different types of produce and after that we went back to Barbra’s home and cooked all of our food that we bought over the fire. It is absolutely incredible to watch these dear ladies in their comfort zone carving out coconuts and pealing and chopping veggies. I have never seen women who could handle a knife so well! I have so much to learn from these precious ladies. Although Jill and I were very nervous to eat it, we bit the bullet and did it anyway. It was away for us to show love to them. You could tell they were very pleased that we joined them for a meal in their context. We had a great time and learned a ton. Here are a few pics of our trip to the market and then back to Barbras to cook!
