First African Party

On Saturday evening, we were invited to a house party by a fellow student.
After the many impressions during the day, we were really looking forward to seeing some familiar faces again and celebrating together.
There were about 20 of us.
In the house where we were staying were Yuki, Yui, and Yuka. And also Justin(from Congo), and Celestine(from Rwanda). We bought beer and other drinks from the previously described kiosk and then walked to their apartment. Food was also organized. From the same kiosk, we got irish potatoes(halved potatoes baked with spice) and bruschette(goat meat). We were not quite sure how the remaining food got to the party or where and from whom it came. But there was also pasta, rice, and a tomato sauce, and something similar to sauerkraut, only a thousand times tastier :D Everyone had to pay 5000RF, in which food and drinks were included.
At the beginning of the party, two icebreaker games were played in which we had to name the others before throwing the ball to the respective person. In the second game, the ball was passed around in a circle, and when the music stopped, the person holding the ball had to tell a story - luckily it wasn't my turn.
After that, everyone had something to eat and chatted together.
Then the dance floor was opened. Sofas and tables were moved out of the way, speakers were set up, and we partied together. Almost everyone quickly stood on the dance floor because the African students showed us a dance. As revenge, they had to dance the macarena with us, but everyone had a lot of fun. Everyone here encourages everyone else to dance. Often, people also dance together in a circle. We really had a lot of fun!
It's fascinating to see how little thought the African students put into dancing and just enjoy their lives and have fun in that moment. I'm really glad that we were so well accepted in this group, as it makes it much easier for me to settle in here and we could dance away the homesickness together with the others.
The evening was a great experience that hopefully will be repeated soon!

Laundry Day

On Sunday, we washed our clothes by hand for the first time in our lives. It's actually fun when you do it together with others. I probably would never consider doing this at home, but since it's common here, we gladly do it without really thinking about it. After half an hour, most of the clothes were hanging on the clothesline. Within a few hours, the clothes are dry here, as we usually have between 25 and 30 degrees. I believe if the locals had watched us, they would have laughed themselves to death, as we somewhat clumsily dragged our laundry through the dirty water, hoping that it would be at least a little cleaner afterwards. :D
Let's see if washing still brings us so much fun in three months.

On Monday, Johanna and I had a relaxed day, as there are quite a few impressions here and we needed a day where we didn't really have to do anything.