Last night the weather allowed us to have dinner in our favourite lovely green garden. Since we are officially addicted now ;) we also drank some Ethiopian coffee to celebrate the closure of the day. The coffee lady who prepared the traditional coffee for us apparently felt like talking to someone; as soon as the coffee was ready she poured three cups full and took place right next to us. The stool she took place on was obviously a 'chatting stool' ('
praat stoel' in Dutch), since she happily started to chat the time away. She told us about her life and her future plans. Interestingly, she was trained as a metal and wood crafts(wo-)man in her home country Eritrea. She had recently come to Sudan to work and apply for a visa to stay with her mum in Sweden. Although she told us she has been planning to go there for the past 2 years, she seemed to be a bit unsure where it was situated exactly:
"Sweden is next to Spain, right? Or France?" Two cups of coffee (-and a lot of chatting-) later, she ensured us that we are always welcome to visit her in Sweden for some nice traditional food, coffee and of course a nice chat. We hope she will find her way..
Inshallah!
