Meeting the big wigs

Yesterday I met one of the top people at the minisrty of health and we almost ran into a heard of cows in the road and I got to learn how to do laundry by hand without a wash board. I also had possible the best fruit in the world called jack fruit. I have been learning so much every day about culture and division of labor and cooking and malaria. Culturaly I have learned that the guests here are not expected to do anything. I also don't get to eat with the 12 other people living at calvins house. Everybody has jobs and things to do around the house and it is all done by hand. cooking is often done outside of the house in a small metal cillinder the size of a family size can of soup. It is also used in combination with the stove which has a propane can attached. All the water goes into a water tower for a resever because the water often stops working. People here are so used to working all day thyat doing dishes cooking from scratch washing clothes and cleaning are not a burden but just a way of life. It also feels strange to see kindness as letting people wash your clothes and cook your food with out your help or exchange of work. They did however gratiously accept the chocolates I got for them in sweden. And still no luck on the sponsor front.