Justine's blog

Another football game. Arsenal vs. Man. U. Most people are Man. U. fans here although Ishmael supports Arsenal and we bought him a team shirt today. Same bar, tattered flags and advertisements for Star beer ("Share the brighter life") hang from cords across the room. The entrance isn't a door but hundreds of strips of VCR tape. Fading, fraying sheets with pink flowers have been hung to reduce the glare. Adverts for Best Whiskey and Fanta adorn the one wall - but they don't actually serve them here. We're off to church after this so I'm wearing long pants which are itchy and irritating my skin - sensitive to sunlight as a side effect to the malaria medication. I am too far back to see the screen, so writing instead. It's not boring, as the soporific heat has lulled me into a trance. The room has just erupted in screaming. Some bad call by the ref I think. Half time - everyone leaves the bar and the men all urinate outside in the middle of the street. we head to church.