The Sisterhood Observed

One of the challenges of the sisterhood is the observation of our every activity. As you can see the simple placing of a sign drew a crowd composed of our yard workers, watchman and the shopkeeper from across the street. It was fairly early in the morning otherwise the crowd would have been much bigger. You see, our Gambian friends and neighbors find the sisterhood a bit strange. We do not deny our strange behaviors, but embrace them. Gambians, however, find the concept of women with no men strange to the point of being unbelievable, not to mention impossible. That disbelief leads to a multitude of marriage proposals to members of the sisterhood. So far the sisters have not been tempted by these offers since sharing a man (as in having 2 or 3 co-wives) and becoming a Gambian wife holds NO attraction for us.