Well I seem to be only getting to this blog on the weekends, but that is more updating than most. This past week has been really busy with work. Since we have been organizing the trauma support groups in the camp, we assessed over 150 people for traumatic experiences and trauma symptoms. We spent the end of the week placing people in groups, and the result is 8 groups with about 10 people in each. I am facilitating a women's trauma support group and a widow's group. I'm also still hoping to start up a trauma support group for children, but that won't be for a couple of weeks.
This weekend I ventured to a party for someone who is leaving Malawi for good. People cycle in and out of here so quickly it is difficult to keep track! Lindsay and our new Canadian friends came to the party as well. On Saturday Lindsay and I went to the "clothing market" (as opposed to the produce market). It is comprised of small stalls made out of sticks, wood, and tarp, and people sell anything from used clothes (sent from the US) to toothbrushes (unused, of course). It was a bit overwhelming because the walkways were crowded and small, and as soon as you express the slightest interest in an item, the vendor starts shoving it towards you and talking it up. The good thing about this market is they sell long swaths of beautiful fabric that one can purchase and take to a tailor to be made into anything. Lindsay got a pretty piece of fabric that she will probably use as a scarf. I left empty handed, but certainly plan to return.
Above are some pictures from the clothing market. It is next to a river, and you might notice a lot of people standing around the bridge. Someone told us that everyone was standing around because a man was agreeing to jump from the bridge into the water for money. We caught a glimpse of him falling...I assume he was alright.
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