Henna Time

We went and got henna at the henna shop. Henna is very much apart of the life here. It is tribal in different ways. It can be a black color and the designs can be different according to who might be doing it. The shop that my friend and I frequent is most definitely a local one. It is fun to go because we can talk to the local woman on a one on one basis so much better. They love to try and speak English to us and are so friendly to us. They like to know all about us and what we do here. The exciting part is we got invited to 2 weddings while we were there. This is a privilege and I will be going to the one on May 3 here. The other is in another country so I probably won't make that one. It will be fun to attend. The locals go here to get henna mostly due to some kind of celebration in their life or family. The two brides today were just beaming and very happy. Henna comes off in about a week or 10 days so its all very temporary. The girls that do this are very talented at this. It is all done free hand and the designs are very intricate and delicate designs. This experience was a great for my friends.