20/1/2011

8:21am

Must be a big laundry day today - our mama tica usually washes our dirty clothes everyday, but today I returned from breakfast to find my sheets gone too. These people really are too good to us.

Just one thing I forgot to mention about last night: our project leader has been telling me about a small band that some of the local teenagers play in, but so far had been unsuccessful at getting me to one of their jams. Last night at the BBQ, however, they surprised us by showing up and playing a short little concert under the light of the full moon. Consisting of 4 acoustic guitars and one saxophone, I suspect it wasn't the usual ensemble, but it was still a nice performance, and a pleasure to watch. Even though I couldn't understand what they were singing, a quote from my childhood still rang clear in my mind: "Music is a language that everybody speaks."

(NB: Upon returning home to research and confirm, I heard that quote from David Desrosiers, the bass player of Simple Plan.)