Rachel’s Blog

Blog #4, February 13, Adventures in PNG

Today after hospital rounds we went hunting for Sago grubs.  Off we went
dressed in gum boots (rubber boots), old clothes, and hats and wielding
bush knives and axes.  The sago trees are cut down the day before, and then
you split the trunk open with and axe and long sticks and then dig through
the inside for grubs, which are a delicacy here.  It was quite a bit of
fun.  And, yes, I did try one!

We also walked to one of the local villages.  It was much larger than I
expected.  We met a man outside the village who then walked with us all the
way to the far side, where his house was.  He walked with me the whole
time, chatting away, pointing at things and talking in his language.  I
just smiled and nodded.  I’m not sure he ever realized that I had no idea
what he was saying!

The children also enjoyed running after us and begging for pictures.  All
in all, today was an interest picture of life in PNG.