Okay. It is currently 9:57pm on Saturday January 28, 2012 and we have a mission.
First, allow me to tell you about the sheep. His name is Baaa-xter and he came to our house this afternoon. When we found a sheep tied to our tree, we naturally asked what was going to happen to him. After all, we took pictures with him so he's pretty much our buddy now. Dundee gave us some sad news (though I don't think Dundee was actually sad). Apparently it's a tradition for a guy to ask permission of a girl's father before asking for her hand in marraige. Sounds familiar, that's what we do in America. But there's more. If the dad says yes, a sheep is killed to eat. If he says no, the sheep lives. Dundee's friend is doing this tomorrow, and Dundee is providing the sheep. Baaa-xter. He says, "I'll put him in the trunk of my car and drive him to my friend's house". Since we're assuming the dad will say yes, we've had to come to terms that Baaa-xter is living his last hours :(
Here's where the mission comes in. Kendra and I decided to play a little prank on Dundee. We realize that we can't actually set the sheep free (though we would really like to), because Dundee probably paid for that sheep and he might be a little pissed if we let it run away. So instead, we're going to hide Baaa-xter.
How do you hide a sheep, you ask? Well, let me tell you. It's not so simple, because each house here is in a "compound". Each compound is surrounded by a big, concrete wall with only one entrance. Each entrance has a guard (I know, pretty legit that we have our own guard!). So we had to get creative. First, we got Amare involved in the plan. He is Dundee's brother, and lives across the road from us. We realized we needed him for three reasons. One: How do you move a sheep? Two: Where do you hide a sheep? Three: How do you explain to the guy who guards the gate to your house and isn't fluent in English where you are taking the sheep? When we brought him in on our plan, he was all for it (after cracking up for a few minutes). Amare told us we can hide the sheep in his yard, which is excellent. And, since he's Ethiopian, he can explain to the guards no problem! He makes the perfect accomplice. When Dundee goes to bed, hopefully soon, we'll give Amare a call. He'll meet us back here, and together, we begin Mission Free the Sheep!
Find out about the success or failure of our mission in blog post "Operation Free the Sheep: Part 2".
First, allow me to tell you about the sheep. His name is Baaa-xter and he came to our house this afternoon. When we found a sheep tied to our tree, we naturally asked what was going to happen to him. After all, we took pictures with him so he's pretty much our buddy now. Dundee gave us some sad news (though I don't think Dundee was actually sad). Apparently it's a tradition for a guy to ask permission of a girl's father before asking for her hand in marraige. Sounds familiar, that's what we do in America. But there's more. If the dad says yes, a sheep is killed to eat. If he says no, the sheep lives. Dundee's friend is doing this tomorrow, and Dundee is providing the sheep. Baaa-xter. He says, "I'll put him in the trunk of my car and drive him to my friend's house". Since we're assuming the dad will say yes, we've had to come to terms that Baaa-xter is living his last hours :(
Here's where the mission comes in. Kendra and I decided to play a little prank on Dundee. We realize that we can't actually set the sheep free (though we would really like to), because Dundee probably paid for that sheep and he might be a little pissed if we let it run away. So instead, we're going to hide Baaa-xter.
How do you hide a sheep, you ask? Well, let me tell you. It's not so simple, because each house here is in a "compound". Each compound is surrounded by a big, concrete wall with only one entrance. Each entrance has a guard (I know, pretty legit that we have our own guard!). So we had to get creative. First, we got Amare involved in the plan. He is Dundee's brother, and lives across the road from us. We realized we needed him for three reasons. One: How do you move a sheep? Two: Where do you hide a sheep? Three: How do you explain to the guy who guards the gate to your house and isn't fluent in English where you are taking the sheep? When we brought him in on our plan, he was all for it (after cracking up for a few minutes). Amare told us we can hide the sheep in his yard, which is excellent. And, since he's Ethiopian, he can explain to the guards no problem! He makes the perfect accomplice. When Dundee goes to bed, hopefully soon, we'll give Amare a call. He'll meet us back here, and together, we begin Mission Free the Sheep!
Find out about the success or failure of our mission in blog post "Operation Free the Sheep: Part 2".
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