Sunday, February 15, 2009

Komenda

In 40 minutes I'm leaving to go to Komenda, a fishing village a half an hour away, for a week. I will not have internet access, so please be patient about e-mails and messages.

I'm finding that I have a strong desire to maintain this blog faithfully but, short of moving into an internet cafe and risking not experiencing the things I want to write about, I am finding it extremely difficult.

I think I'll move back to bullet points as a way to efficiently give summaries of my doings, but right now I have a bus to catch.

In preparation for our trip, we were told that here it is taboo for women to fish on the sea- they can fish on lakes, just not on the ocean. Our Fante teachers said that the tradition came about because it was too dangerous and with women taking care of small children it was impractical to have them in so much danger and also gone so much of the day and week. The myth about the tradition, though, is that women used to fish in the sea but they were so good at it that they fished all of the fish out of the sea (our teachers made an analogy to shopping- "Oh, this fish is so pretty, let's catch it!"). God agreed to fill up the ocean with fish again, with the condition that women were not allowed to fish there because they had failed to show restraint.

Hmm... I'll let you decide what to think about that tale.
Look for a post probably a week from tomorrow.
Hugs and kisses!

3 comments:

  1. Hey Em!
    I know you're in Komenda now, but just wanted to let you know that Steven & I are really enjoying your blog. What an amazing experience you're having! I hope you figure out the pictures soon.
    I loved the Urban Dropoff tale. Have you tried the Palm Nut soup? That sounds like it might be delicious, if well seasoned.
    I'm learning so much from you, so please keep it up! We'll get the scoop on the boil at Lk Sylvan, I'm sure. How's the Fante lessons coming? Are you conversing at your host family home or is it very quiet?
    Hope you're depleting the seas and catching lots of fish!
    Love U!!!
    me

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  2. Emily-

    What an adventure! We're looking forward to reading more, and the photos must be fab!

    Aunt Deb

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  3. Hey Emily!
    I can't wait to read more about your adventures! Your blog is my new addiction.

    --Christina

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