What you can get for $15

So I was buying something the other day that cost 30 Sudanese Pounds or $15 USD. Of course, now I can't remember what it is, but it occurred to me that it might be interesting for you to know what you can get here in Khartoum for $15. So here's a little list:

• 30 pounds of tomatoes
• 20 pounds of bananas
• 6 little boxes of strawberries--you could probably get 8 if you bargain well.
• A large can of powered skim milk (my can lasted me from the beginning of September until yesterday)
• Roughly 6-7 pounds of beef, or 4-5 pounds of lamb
• A regular size Cracker Barrel cheese block. (You'd have enough left over for some crackers because it's only $10. That's right people. $10 for a block of cheddar!)
• A box of cereal--like shredded wheat and two quarts of locally produced whole milk (safe to drink)
• 5 drinks or 15 sodas at the American Rec Site during an event
• Dinner at an "expat" type restaurant (last night it was so-so Indian)
• 1 pair of custom made leather sandals (like mine!) It's actually cheaper if you have smaller feet--mine are big.

• A manicure at a local salon (not shown above!)
  
• Some baskets made by women in a Darfur IDP camp women's program and brought here to sell by one of the non-profits we fund
• About 7 gallons of gas

In other news, I'm staying with Cooper the crazy dog again. I'll take some pictures and add them to this blog post in two days.....stay tuned!!!

Miss you,

Jane