Village Take 2 (& 3)

So, the first time out to Wunlanyili was not a success. But we went back the next week and we went this past week too. Every time it has gotten a little better.Imagine never moving farther than 10 miles away from your home. That is the life of some people in this village. Because they don't go very far their knowledge is very limited, their world view is very small. It must be so hard for them to try and understand Damary and I as we want to learn the language and culture. They hear things like foreigners are weak or they even have a cultural value of extreme hospitality that if a stranger comes let them relax and sit in a chair. They would not want us to go and fetch water because they thought we wouldn't be able to do it.  They don't want us to go out to the fields because we are weak. They would rather us just sit in plastic chairs with people around us. Yes, the people around us part is great but they just sit. They don't understand that we would love to see their daily activities and we would learn from that. So, sometimes it was hard finding someone to learn with. Also, women are so busy and that would be the most culturally appropriate thing for us, but alas, women were hard to find at first.Since no one wanted to take us to fetch water because "it is so far" (I am sure they thought we would collapse) Wil, the 19 year old who's room we are renting, took us with 2 kids. Oh-my-goodness!! It was far!! 30 minutes one way walking. This water is nothing to brag about either. It is so dirty. I saw Wil drink directly from the bucket when we got home. I saw women boiling it and straining it but for the most part...this is it. When I came back to Tamale I asked someone about it and they also are shocked by it but said, "did you see anyone sick?" I said, "no" and he said, "they are very strong people". Yeah, I guess so.