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My last language lesson was a bit of a bust. We went to a restaurant after work so I could practice ordering food. We asked for a menu, they didn't have one. We asked what food they had, they didn't have any. My intrepid language teacher was unfazed and had the waitress go to another restaurant and bring us back some fries. Sadly, the waitress kept talking to us in Kikuyu even though it was a Swahili day. Oh well, I'm making definite progress and this is word for word an actual text sent to me by my language teacher that day after a lesson:
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I'm blowing people's minds with pumpkin seeds of late. People here eat pumpkin all the time but they never eat the seeds. When I was at my friend Grace's house she made mukimo (mashed pumpkin and potatoes with corn and beans mixed in) and I toasted the seeds for her kids. They all went absolutely nuts over them. Last night I decided to make some mukimo of my own and after wrestling with the pumpkin for an hour or so (something I've decided is not worth it for one person) I had my mukimo and a jar of pumpkin seeds to take to work. Everyone who came in today got to try a handful and you would never guess people would be so easy to impress! I think everyone asked for instructions on how to make them. I have requests to make more applesauce, more pumpkin seeds, and a few adventurous souls even want to try my banana pancakes :) After being fed by every mama in the district it's nice to be able to offer something back!
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