Today the advice from SVP changed to avoiding crowded places,
rather than having to stay indoors. I had
been invited to go to an Arabic/English Exchange class this afternoon, so I was
pleased about that. As instructed I went
to the local bus station but had great difficulty locating the right bus. Finally a very helpful gentleman put me on
the bus. I called to let Judith, who
runs the exchange, know I was on my way so she could meet me at the other end. Unfortunately her phone was
switched off, so I was unable to contact her.
As a result I arrived at a completely unfamiliar place with no idea
where to go. After waiting a while I decided
to go back to the flat. I asked some
people at a tea stall where to catch the bus to Arabi. They invited me to sit and drink some tea
with them while I waited for the bus, which I did. We had a nice chat. The tea lady absolutely refused payment. This goes above and beyond the hospitality I
have experienced in Khartoum so far. I strongly
suspect that it is ordinary people’s way of showing their solidarity against
the video/embassy protests situation.
In
the month that I have been in Sudan everyone I have talked to, without
exception, has been very keen for friendly relations with the outside world.
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