Hello Everyone,

Wow! Am I tired from this trading business. I spent the night at Hesutu’s trading hut. The sun was long gone by the time I actually got to go to sleep. It was also very noisy, so it was hard to fall asleep. I think I only got about 2 hours of sleep! I woke up this morning and didn’t even get to eat breakfast; I had to go right to the trading huts. The village is becoming newer and fresher with all the trade that is going on and all of the newer items we are collecting.

We have tons of new items on the island now. We have traded for things like red caps, glass beads for around the neck, silks, spices, and sugars. Everyone is dressing better now that we have new material for clothing and ‘jewelry.’ The silk material is smooth and shiny. I love the feel of it and it looks so fancy. I have made a short skirt out of some of the silk, it’s green in colour and feels wonderful! I really like this trade, I’d like it better if it didn’t keep me up so late at night!

The food tastes so much better now with the spices and sugars added to it. The food now makes my taste buds jump and hop around in my mouth. It’s really good to taste something other than plain fish or meat for once.

I think that trade is making Moga a better place because it is advancing. Now we are able to get the things we don’t have, but need through other people.  Anyways, Christopher and his men set sail out to see again this morning. They are going to search for more land and riches, which I hope they succeed in finding. Good luck!

Jaci