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(posted by Mom)
Bethany was out by the river this week and saw a man fishing with a fishing pole (highly inefficient--fishing is done with nets so you can catch a lot at one time.)  She stopped to talk and asked if he was fishing for his dinner -- with some disgust he informed her that he didn't need to fish for dinner -- he had just purchased a good quantity of fish for eating.  "So, why are you fishing?"  Turns out he was bored with nothing to do in his compound so he was just fishing for entertainment!  A Gambian with leisure time -- pursuing a hobby!
She asked him some questions and as a result, with the use of dental floss, a fish hook, and a raw peanut for bait, she has now successfully caught her own fish--some of which she gave to her host family and one she cooked herself with a corn meal batter -- delish!

(By the way, she'll be back in Colorado one month from today!! -- April 14)