today we went with one of the women (Robina) to purchase all the sewing supplies to get 4 new women set up in our textiles training program. this was my first trip into the big city and i admit i experienced some massive culture shock. we took a matatu into the city a vehicle not much bigger than my minivan but with 17 people crowded into it. We got dropped off in the taxi park and walked through the crowded streets (it was more like a maze than a street) we were the only non ugandans there, it was really noisy and crowded and there was a not so pleasant smell in the air. we purchased everything from buttons, thread, zippers, scissors and fabric. Every store went into we had to sit down and barter to get a good price, it was fun watching the bantering back and forth and i think we got some good deals but who knows?
One thing i hadnt thought about was what we purchased we also had to pack back through the streets to the taxi park. We had probably 200 metres of fabric plus a big roll of foam and all the notions. Needless to say i was a bit exhausted when i got back into the matatu and settled in for the 3 hour ride home.
It was such a great experience and the fabric we picked out is amazing, I can't wait to see the finished back back in canada
One thing i hadnt thought about was what we purchased we also had to pack back through the streets to the taxi park. We had probably 200 metres of fabric plus a big roll of foam and all the notions. Needless to say i was a bit exhausted when i got back into the matatu and settled in for the 3 hour ride home.
It was such a great experience and the fabric we picked out is amazing, I can't wait to see the finished back back in canada
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