Observations

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• One Kalashnikov costs a Suri man about 2000 Ethiopian birr (about $250 USD.
• Ulrike, the indigenous language teacher, noted that one of the reasons Suri men carry the AK 47 was prestige. “It’s like Americans with their BMWs and Mercedes.”
• Jebrial, the Turgit village store owner and helper to John the missionary, said that many Suri went to Deema to dig for gold when they ran out of home-grown food. “There’s an area where they can dig anywhere.”
He laughs. “Free market.”
• One good reason for staying in an African hotel instead of a tent is that you don’t have to unzip the tent door to take a leak during the night. I can’t think of another.