Double the Elders, Double the Fun

We now have 4 missionaries here in Tete instead of 2, and they all
came up to visit us this week. We have one extra bed, which they
lotteried. The rest slept slumber party-style on whatever pillows and
blankets we could find. We put together a big spaghetti dinner,
anticipating big appetites, and the missionaries didn't disappoint,
polishing off 2 half-kilo packs of pasta, an amount that would get the
two of us through 8 meals. Chocolate chip cookies for dessert were a
rare treat. The semi-sweet morsels we got in a package had melted into
one large mega-chip, which we had to re-chip with a knife. We laughed
into the night, especially playing our Battle of the Sexes trivia
game. Our guests claimed that learning about accessorizing,
exfoliating, and differentiating Louis Vuitton from Hermes Paris will
make them better husbands in the future. The next morning after some
delicious cinnamon rolls we hiked to the top of our mountain. We took
pictures in silly poses on the cement monument that demarcates the
border between Malawi and Mozambique, while eating snacks and enjoying
the beautiful panoramic views of both countries. Tropical vegetation
hampered our progress at times but luckily the missionaries came
prepared with a machete and we had our neighbor Romao to keep us from
losing the path like last time. We made it back just in time for Luc
to teach his afternoon English classes while the rest of us ate lunch
under the shade of our mango tree. Janet was particularly happy with
the lunch because it included mozzarella cheese from the large block
the missionaries brought us, something we haven't had at site before.
Tomorrow we're making pizza!