Birthday and Markets

Sr Jacinta celebrated her Birthday on Thursday. These are Sisters from the Novitiate visiting and bringing flowers and gifts. Jacinta is from the community in Bosset.

Heading off to the Aitape Markets. Our driver beside the vehicle is Maria. Gracelyn, Sharon and Jacinta are in the back with Maria's niece. I travelled in the front. There is trip each day to buy fresh vegetables.

Arriving at the markets with our shopping bags. Very colourful with the umbrellas. We bought 3 bunches of bananas, some for eating and some for cooking.

Here Gracelyn is choosing cobs of corn. We also bought lots of greens as tonight there will be 26 of us for the evening meal. 

On our arrive back at the convent. All the food was placed in this shelter beside the convent. From here what is need for the meal is brought into the house by those who are rostered to cook each evening.