Dance like no-one is watching you

Last Saturday we held a party for all the staff from Lupita Island. Chris and I are the first Foreigners to ever live on the Island and this was the main purpose for the party. Everyone was so excited and the staff spent days discussing what would be served and where the party would be held.

After much organization, the party was held in a dusty courtyard, surrounded on all 4 sides by houses. Someone had strung up some brightly coloured, flashing lights across the centre of the courtyard and on one of the walls of the houses. Mika, the welding fundi, was the D.J. and music was blaring forth from the 2 huge speakers as we were led into the courtyard.

We were taken to the seats of honour at an old, wooden table and only once we had received our drinks was the bar officially open. We had bought 2 goats and some extra goat meat for the occasion. This was grilled and handed around to everyone. Once again, it was only after Chris and I had been served our food that dinner was served to everyone else. It was really quite delicious.

After a short speech from Chris and an even shorted speech from me (it had to be in Swahili of course), Chris and I opened the dance floor and the party began in full. It was so wonderful to see everyone thoroughly enjoying themselves.

I once read a list of 10 things that one should do while alive and one of them was: DANCE AS IF NO-ONE IS WATCHING YOU. Well we all did and it was such fun. I can highly recommend it.