We found the Mormon missionaries (referred to as elders) the last time
we were in Tete. We ran across them at the pizza place. They had just
opened up the area as a mission and it was their first day in the
city. We invited them up to our site, and they actually made it last
week. We tried to cook American food for them, the best we could come
up with given our ingredient restraints was veggie burgers and french
fries, coffee cake, buttermilk biscuits, and fresh tropical jam. They
were impressed, apparently their cooking repertoire is more limited.
It was exciting to have Americans around and to compare the different
and similar restrictions that peace corps volunteers and missionaries
have structuring their lives. One of the elders could do magic tricks,
which captivated our neighborhood kids to no end. The elders aren't
supposed to watch many movies, except when someone they are visiting
happens to have one on. So we just had to put on The Bourne Identity
and they were so excited. We went hiking in the mountains during a
break in the rain and enjoyed some great views, and then everyone came
to the school to observe one of Luc's English classes. He taught
colors and used everyday items as visual aids. The kids especially
liked when he pulled a green flip flop out of his bag and used the 20
meticais bill for purple (which is a very hard word for them to
pronounce). Everyone at the school was on extra good behavior to
impress the tall, blond, blue-eyed visitors in suits! We really
enjoyed hanging out with the elders and will stay with them in the
city next time we go.
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