Ended up with a basket and a carved fish, neither which I originally intended to buy. I was looking for Djembe's and Steel Drums, t-shirts and for Ava. I meet a guy who weasels me into his stall in the straw market and fast talks me into a carving, which I really did like and was tempted to buy, but was way out of my "non" existent budget. He kept saying, what is your budget? You can tell me, I'm your friend, I won't be insulted. But my budget WAS insulting..not just to him but to me! We got to talking, and I told him, I'm not a tourist, I'm a missionary, and he asked where I was staying and I said in Galina. He said at the "Breeze"? He's from Galina, himself and knows Marshall one of the employee's here. His name was Donavan, and we ended up having a conversation about the Lord, and His return! Bam! I leave with a carving! But I got something I wanted as a gift, so it wasn't a complete fleecing.
The next was a lady with baskets. I've always wanted to get one, but too much money. She also says she won't be insulted, make an offer....rolls her eye's when I say $20. I said, "I TOLD YOU IT WOULD BE INSULTING!" She says no, no, and before I know it, $25 lighter in the wallet, and the laying on of hands and praying for her and her children, I walk away with a basket! I left without making eye contact with anyone else. Live and Learn.
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