Timothy is Anna's main contact in Mali with regards to Tandana. He lives in Bandiagara and hosted our group for dinner at his house. First they gifted each of us with a mudcloth scarf with our name and a design on it. Pretty special! And then we FEASTED -- french fries, chicken, tomato and onion salad, bread, mini bananas (guess what I skipped?), plantains, bissop, guava juice, tamarind juice, salad. WOW! Quite the yummy feast.
On our way back to the hotel we heard some live music -- several people went to hear it (apparently they only stayed a few minutes).
On the 21st (next day) we'll have a 2 hour drive to the escarpment which we will hike down (30-45 minutes). We'll arrive in Toreli at our hotel and have lunch there. Then we'll head to the school run by Isaak (his family is from the village of Konsango where we'll be staying). We'll help them plant some trees as well.
One interesting fact (at least to me as a "younger" person!): In Mali, "older" people don't usually travel -- the younger ones go to see them. So, for the members of our group who are 60+, it is seen as quite an honor that they have come to visit the country. Additionally, it is also special to the Malians that so many family groups are present. Who knew?
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