There is a nation-wide transportation strike today and tomorrow protesting high gas prices. Transportation prices have nearly quadrupled so people are obviously not happy about this. Many places were closed because nobody could get to work.
Luckily we have our own driver so he was able to drive us out to the village to go supervise the nutrition program. When we finally arrived, nobody was there! All the mothers were there in the morning for the vaccine post (held once a month) and they didn’t want to stay until the afternoon for the nutrition program. So everyone just went home, including us.
On the ride back Felicia, who is 4 months pregnant, was complaining how the baby makes her hungry all the time. So we stopped to get some "friage" - fried plantains, breadfruit, and a plethora of fried meats that you can get at little stalls everywhere along the streets. It always comes with "piklis" (a spicy coleslaw) which I really like. I got a bag full of that since all the other stuff is fried with meat. The piklis goes great with any dish. I had it for dinner with couscous and sting beans. Yummy.
