On Tuesday it was Rita's 26th birthday - I asked her what she was doing for her birthday and she said nothing - so we arranged to have dinner at our house for her. She invited a few of her friends, and Latifa helped me cook her favourite meal - banku with okra stew! We also cooked some jollof rice, roast beef and vegetables and I made her a chocolate birthday cake.
She was SO happy because she's never had anything for her birthday before - she kept hugging me and saying thank you - and that it was the best day of her life! I also made her a dress out of this bright green African fabric that she chose, so she was pretty happy with that too. Its nice that a small effort makes such a big difference in her life....
No comments:
Post a Comment