Peace Corp Volunteer in Tonga
Dreams
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One of my life goals is to dream in another language. It is a silly goal I guess as I have absolutely no control over weather or not it will ever happen. Sure I can study other languages, but there is no guarantee I will dream in them. Still it seems like fun so there it is my silly goal.
So I am not sure if this will count, but I had a dream last night. I was walking down Okemos Road with Martha and Mom. We were on our way to see Phantom of the Opera. Then Sione, my town officer pulled over and offered us a ride. I was speaking Tongan to him and English to Mom and Martha, but I kept confusing the two and making a comment in Tongan to Mom, or answering Sione’s question in English. Either way Sione said “Poto ‘aupito lea faka tonga ‘Alisi” So I was happy.
Maybe I just want Sione to actually say I speak Tongan well. Maybe my brain is just to jumbled with languages. Maybe this is just a reflection of my everyday life as I speak Tongan and English regularly. Either way I am happy to dream partially in Tongan.
Yesterday I dreamt I was in the produce section of a large grocery store. It seemed to stretch on and on with everything imaginable. I stood in front of a display of carrots. There were hundreds of them and they were all in good condition and cheap. I was trying to choose how many to buy as I woke up.
This one is very directly from my market experience the other day. My friend sent a recipe for no bake carrot cake cookies. I was intrigued so decided I would pick up some carrots at the market. When I found some they were all starting to turn already so I had to pass them up.
The market is becoming more and more sad. Each time I go there the bundles of veggies are smaller and more discolored, under or over ripe or even bug eaten. To top it all off they are more expensive now! I am just hoping the threat of ALL produce going out of season is just a cruell joke. If there is no produce then what will I eat? Processed peanut butter and sugar filled jelly on white bread is not my idea of a sustainable diet. Hopefully the veggies will come back soon. I miss them.
PS: It has been a week since I wrote this, the veggies are coming back. I got a zucchini the other day and the tomatoes are red! I will survive, but still taking the vitamins.
In case anyone wants to try them, here is the recipe.
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