So, what's it like to celebrate the end of fasting with a Guinean Family? Here's a timeline:
9:00 am I wake up, much later than everyone else in the family
10:00 am Nothing's really going on, so I sneak away to the center and watch Harry Potter 6 (Alas, no 7 or 8 to be had!)
1:00 pm Lunch? I can't tell when my family's eating and I'm not that hungry, though I end up eating a bit at my friend Keila's house.
3:00 pm Everyone starts dressing up. 3, 5, and 7 year old boys in 3 piece suits are SO CUTE.
5:00 pm I start watching Blood Diamond with my family. (not a family appropriate movie, but it is reality/history in this region, so why hide it from kids? There is a scene in a Guinean school in the movie, in case you've seen it. It's accurate.
6:00 pm I eat dinner. YUM squash and beef and manioc and rice. Twas delish
7:00pm Soda time! I bought my entire family individual sodas for the feast. That means 24 sodas, which was basically my entire weekly salary, but I don't spend it all anyway, so I had enough to do that. They were gone ASAP
8:00 pm Discussion with my oldest host brother about his mechanical engineering projects and the stars here vs the stars in the US. Pretty interesting stuff.
9:00 pm time to walk around/dance/see everyone else all dressed up!
10:00pm back to the house for a photoshoot. Everyone wanted their individual full length and bust photos. It was hilarious!
12:00am Sleep after taking out my incredibly itchy braids between 1030 and 12. SO TIRED!
Tada, ramadan!
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