Week 11....Dog fights and Pig lips

Monday, January 9, 2017

Wow this week has been crazy! So many things have happened that I can´t believe it´s been all in a week.

Well to start off, on Wednesday, I had this bowl of Katxupa the size of a frisbee. It was huge! but really good. As for what Katxupa is, it´s a dish tat is made with anything people can put in it. Mainly corn, like the corn the pilgrams used when they came from England, and chicken and beans. But it´s really good. Then on Sunday, yesterday, I had more Katxupa. Like literally the same size as before. If you ever visit Cabo Verde, be ready for Katxupa to be thrown at you from every side.

Dog Fights:
So yesterday, me and my comp, Elder Robertson, were waiting for an investigator to come to his house cause he said he would be there the day before. But he wasn´t there, se we called him and he said he was on his way. While we were waiting, we saw 2 dogs going at it hard! The fight went on for like 5 minutes before they people dumped water on them. After the battle, the one dog we saw was all bloody from the neck to the head. Man, how exciting to see that. Myfirst dog fight in Cabo Verde haha.

Pig Lips:
In Cabo Verde, we aren´t allowed to have any pork sold from off the streets because it´s not healthy. They like literally slaughter them on the side of the road. Really cool but also really disgusting. So, while me and Elder Robertson were waiting for a less-active to be done with work, the people he was working with offered us some katxupa. And here if you say no, they get Really offended. So we took it and guess what it had in it...pork. But not just any part of the pig. Oh No! We had to get some katxupa with pig lips in it. In my head I was thinking "I am going to die" Funniest thing ever.

So there is a little bit of culture from Cabo Verde. And I saw this only on one day, so just imagine what I have seen in 5 weeks haha. Man, missions are great. Thanks for all your lve and support.

Love Elder Nelson