There is so much wonderful culture to absorb. While sightseeing we came across a Baobab tree which is used in a lot of handcrafts basic everyday items that has been growing for over 500 years! It is huge and the trunk looks like a rock climbing wall on one of it’s sides, it has elephant ear sized leaves...I’ve never seen anything like it.
We also experienced Monday market...which is kinda like chinatown but way hotter, smellier, cheaper goods, and way way way more people!!
Yesterday we went to see this group of native musicians and dancers perform and they were amazing. This huge extended family lives on this compound together and they create these concerts and perform them all over the continent. It is amazing to watch this family work, the way the take care of each other, the way they all live together...it was incredible.
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