The other day, Luke and I went to WalMart, the nearest store where you can buy anything you need! Oh WalMart. We went to buy some groceries and other random things we needed. The experience was an adventure in itself--there were ladies who worked there, following us around and trying to help us find what we needed, but then getting us and them even more confused...and then someone who speaks a bit of English would show up and try to translate a bit--we were a circus!
And then we got to the meat section, which was like no meat section I've ever seen. Whole frozen chickens (and I mean whole, beak, claws, yep) just laying in frozen cases, with no packaging. What do people do, just grab one by the leg and take it home? Ah, but that is even tame. What do we come to next, but a refrigerated case with no lid full of huge bullfrogs. Just piled in there. Oh yeah, and they were alive! EW! It was so nasty. But this just scratches the surface.
Finally we got what we needed, and I picked up some frozen rolls on our way out. There's a section of frozen rolls stuffed with things like meat, veggies, etc. And then, I found some that were plain, that I figured we could just stick in the oven and eat with some jam. One issue, was that there was no English on this package at all, but I was fairly certain of what I was getting. So anyway, we go home and decide to eat the rolls that night. I pop them in the oven, wait until they brown a little, and say, hurrah, they're done, let's eat! I grab one of them (ooh, hot!), pull it apart to spread some jam on, and what do I find, but a big pile of poo inside! Smeary, brown, gooey, poo. I shrieked in laughter at something so surprising, and then decided to inspect it. I discovered it was some sort of bean paste (like mashed beans, kind of) and it was sweet! Maybe not much better than poo. It was nasty tasting. I scooped it out and still did the jam thing, but there was still enough remnant to taste. Yes, I am still wanting to adventure with food, but next time I'm going to steer clear of the poo roll case.
Hey guys, we (Dave and Rachel) are thinking of you guys lots. Thanks for posting about your life there, I love reading them. I check every 2 days or so to see if there is a new one! Sounds like life is quite an adventure over there.
ReplyDeleteOur secret is out now, we have had a great time telling everyone. Rachel heard the heartbeat the other day! So that was really cool. We miss you guys and hope you guys are settling in well.
D&R