On Saturday November 27, Emma had her despidida party. She invited all of her colleagues to her house for the occasion. On Saturday Scooter and I went and helped out from bringing the tables and chairs from the school to getting water (and getting into a water fight) to cutting all the potatoes for the fries. We cut them quite small so they would cook like American fries. (Here they have fries all the time however they are cut so thick and are not crispy at all…). There were PCV’s from the area that came as well as our big surprise of two of our good friends from Gaza and Maputo provinces. Scooter and I actually kept it a secret the entire time and it was so much fun to see Emma’s reaction when she saw them!
The party was a mix between Mozambican and American styles. Emma’s colleagues gave her capulanas and put them around her then lifted her in a chair. It was really nice to see and they all sang while this was happening. The food was amazing! Everyone stayed and danced for the night. It was a great way to send off Emma after 2 great years of service!
