"Lost", Part II

On long flights, it's good to dress in comfortable clothes. However,
most people don't imagine that they will be wearing that same outfit for
the next week when the board the airplane. Similarly, J didn't expect
she would be roaring down the road to Awasa wearing beat-up old
sneakers, black velour pants and a green, zip-up Ambercrombie hoodie.
Before leaving for Awasa, she changed out of the off-white, high-neck
shirt she had on and borrowed a red t-shirt that I had, and although she
looked pretty comfy, hip-hop is not her usual style.
When we got to Awasa, night had already fallen but there were a couple
of shops across from the hotel that were still open. We quickly checked
into our room and then walked over with Dereje, who helped us
communicate with the shopkeepers. J decided that since she hadn't packed
any skirts, she would get one for (what she thought would be) the day or
two until her luggage arrived. She picked out a long, loose skirt that
had dark blue elephants and flowers on it (made in Thailand, go figure)
and after stopping at two more shops, she had a long-sleeve brown shirt
and some black slip-on shoes. Looking pretty cute in her new digs, we
thanked Dereje and then headed off to have dinner with a group of
Japanese volunteers that my coworker M had arranged to meet and had a
fun evening.