Sunday, May Day

It is May Day here.  For some reason, that corresponds to a holiday.  Since May Day is on a Sunday, that means that most of the people get Monday off.  We don't get the day off on Monday, but there will be reduced staffing.  Several of the women in our groups have purchased saris.  These are basically eight to ten yards of material that is wrapped around a person in a very particular way.  Being that today is a holiday, the women wanted to dress up in their saris, and go to the temple.  The problem is that none of them know how to get into a sari. So our local staff who help with the cooking and cleaning came over for a lesson.  Ayumi, our OR nurse, and Dr. Kim, our VOG, were dressed in their new saris.  I wore my best sarong.  And we all went to the local temple.  The Hindu temple is really quite something.  We spent about two hours going through the temple grounds, and at the end, were fed some of the food that is prepared by the priests.  This includes a spiced fruit and rice dish served on banana leaves.  It is actually quite good.

When we returned to our house, we changed into more casual wear, and went to the local beach, where we watched the fisherman bring in their catch.  We bought a kilo of fresh fish, small, anchovy like fish, and brought them home.  We fried them up in hot oil and salt and pepper, and have been munching on a tasty snack, fresh from the sea.  Now to get ready for Monday.