Carnival!

Everybody had the day off today to celebrate the local holiday- Carnival (car-knee-vall). It is basically Mardi Gras, Angola style. The actual celebration is in downtown Luanda and is said to get pretty wild, so most expats don't attend the real thing. We made our own mini-Carnival right here on the compound. All The kids dressed up in costumes and decorated their bikes or scooters and then paraded around the neighborhood making lots of noise! Zach dressed up as a baseball player, Colby as Batman and Nolan as Superman. It was a lot of fun for everyone! The celebration ended with pizza and homemade ice cream- a special treat, since you can't easily buy either of those here! Happy Carnival!