Gambian food bowl...

During our dramatic trip to Banjul we met a girl who was volunteering independently with the health sector for 5 weeks. She is living in a local compound in Bakau so when she invited a few of us round to her colleague Lamin's house for a traditional Gambian meal we jumped at the chance!  This was our chance to put our cultural training to the test. When we arrived we greeted Lamin's family in the local language, took our shoes off at the door and was ready to eat only with our right hand (as is rude to eat with your left). As I moved the piece of fabric in the doorway and stepped inside I heard a very familiar beeping sound coming from the corner of the room.  24! Lamin's face lit up when I recognized the series on their TV and it soon became apparent that he was an even bigger fan than me! Lamin's sister brought in the food bowl along with plates and spoons – they wanted to spoil us so we couldn't convince them that we wanted the traditional Gambian food bowl experience. I can honestly say it was the most bizarre night since being here. There I was eating food bowl from a plate discussing the merits and flaws of Jack Bower's character. Priceless! (I was not expecting to have such a 24 themed blog I may add! I will hopefully steer clear of this topic in the future!)