wednesday the 20th
we all went to victoria park in freetown for the ujima parade with the music artists to promote the event of the 4 day carnival. the procession drove from 7-10pm with a great p.a. system and music that got everyone on the street excited and curious!! the first stop was to the stadium and from there on to silver wings entertainment complex at lumely beach where the festivities would be held.
thursday the 21st
went to the nearby internet cafe and emailed my family and friends about how my trip was going. yeniva knew a man named tamba who could film my homecoming to mattru and that was truely the highlight of the day. duraman came by the house twice to help me with the arrangement of my trip to mattru which was going to be on the day after christmas. my uncle ali came by the house with some of his beautiful batik creations.
friday the 22nd
more visits from my cousin duraman and uncle abubakar
saturday the 23rd
i purchased some of my uncle ali's batiks as gifts, put a deposit on for the video production of my trip to mattru and enjoyed the life concert of khady black, j.r. and jr kabbah at silver wings.
sunday the 24th
we went to the gorgeous beach of lakka.
monday the 25th
was the sunniest and hottest christmas i have ever had and i loved it !! i got my hair braided by nana for the big day of meeting my family. uncle ali brought a textbook published by macmillan for afrian schools that had pictures of him in his outdoor workshop. batik was in the chapter called "indigenous technology". it was wonderful to see my uncle's craftsmanship and technique modeled in a book and for this artform to be recognized as a form of technology.
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