End of term Party

I know I put up a few pictures of the Easter school staff party but I didn’t manage to tell everyone all about it.

It started for me the day before. I went with the principal to get the cow and pig (I think) that had been slaughtered for the occasion. The school received the highest results in the region for 10 yrs! There were very important people there; the local MP came and also a member of the Senate, as well as the school board and others I believe were important but had no idea who they were. That evening I watched as the carcasses were cleaned and the intestines were taken out. This was all done on a table in the ‘kitchen’ (see pic above). Then, with a hose pipe and stick, they washed and stuffed the intestine – with what? I don’t know! That is when I vowed to go hungry!
The next day the braai (barbecue) was to start at 1. With things going on African time we didn’t eat till 6. By then I was so ravished (breakfast is at 6am) I would have eaten the inside of a cow…….and I did - with papa and salad. I think it was the nicest meal I have eaten since arriving.

Then the drinks arrived………