After finding out how cheap it is to get an outfit we all decided to get a traditional type outfit made. The guys got made what is called a jumper. Us girls used a pattern that was in the tailors workshop. Ours doesn't look Tchadian style, but rather has an American twist to it. The outfits cost $20 and less for the material and for it to be made. With those prices I definitely will get more made!
Everyone at church was excited to see us wearing our outfits. The men gawked at the guys outfits. The ladies ohh and awwed at ours. The outfits were fun to wear, but were a little hot by the end of the day. For me it showed that we are embracing their culture. We are trying to blend in. It also showed that we may be from different places and nationalities, but we are all still the same. Embracing their culture makes them feel like they can connect with us and we are not putting them down. The more I embrace their culture the more that I begin to like it and realize that they are not much different.
~We are all different, but still all the same~
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