Quite a Tour!

These are some girls we met while taking our tour this past Saturday of our downtown. They actually came up to us and asked to take a picture of us! Who were the tourists in this scenario, I'm not sure. But we were quite a commodity.
We met another friendly local who talked to us in English and abruptly began to take us on a tour of the old part of downtown. We winded through crowded streets with spice markets, indoor flea markets, and shops that looked very much out of place selling brands like Puma or Adidas, but there they were these logos, here and there. We walked past the Fish Market. This market brought a whole new perspective to fresh fish! We laughed about how we would actually buy a fresh fish and get it home. Remember, we are public transportation people now. That might not exactly be bus etiquette, now would it? Pictures of that next time.
The tour conveniently ended at our new friend's family rug shop. We were served kiwi tea...which tasted alot like hot Kool-aide, if you're wondering. A tasty treat. I drank my whole glass. I passed when they took orders for seconds. Jayme and Jared were shown almost the store's entire collection of hand made carpets. They were beautiful, but we did not come to this shop on our own and we were not looking for a rug yesterday. But, I am convinced that we almost did not leave the shop without buying one! They offered to follow us to the A.T.M. for the payment plan, but we politely refused! They understood in the end and were excited to know that we were living in this city to be English teachers.
We were invited back any time to have tea. But, the tour ended there. We found our way back to the familiar and chased down a bus headed home, literally, we had to run after it! All in all, it was a fun day. We got a great tour of old downtown, and we made some friends in the process! The more we learn language, the more we will be able to communicate with our new neighbors. A friend here reminded me today that, 'He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day Christ comes.' I am confident that He desires that we be able to communicate with our new friends, and that He will continue to perfect this work of language that has begun in us.