Best Neighbors

Well my neighbors are the best. Why? When we first got here we didn't know ANYONE, of course, cause we were new. We did have a Suriname native take us around with them as they did their daily activities. Our neighbors went so much as to take us to both of the conventional malls here in Suriname. After the mall we went to a place called Alegria, meaning joy in spanish, to get ice cream. Alegria is a mini version of Chuck E. Cheese's.

On another day they invited us over to have dinner with them and boy was it good. The mom is an excellent chef. She made a slammin' fried fish, greens, and rice. She actually taught to make this dish that I call Surprise Yucca Balls I don't remember the actual name of it. The name I gave it though pretty much describes what it is. You partially boil the yucca/cassava/manyok, whatever you would like to call it. Then, you drain the water, mash up the yucca and cook it in a pan, season it up. Once seasoned and thoroughly cooked, let it cool. Once cool take the surprise (which is a boiled egg) and cover the egg with the cassava, making a ball. After forming all the balls, beat an egg. Dip the yucca ball in the beaten egg then fry the ball. Hmmm....mmmm.....good! Eat it as a snack or for a meal with greens. You have your starch, protein, and veggies for a balanced meal.

Oh! I can't forget to tell you that they are from Guyana so they speak English. That is why we can appreciate them even more, because we can actually communicate to them without translation.

There are many good people in Suriname, but my neighbors...the best!