Yup I have burnt my feet! I had a bit of an accident! I was cooking some nshima, which is the staple food here (it’s like a thick porridge made of crushed maize); it’s pretty tasty but is hard work to make. You make it over a fire and stir it hard for about half an hour gradually adding crushed maize as it gets thicker and thicker. I was stirring a little carelessly and managed to spill some lumpy bits all over my poor feet. I actually jumped so fast out of my flip flops and ran outside screaming, it was as hot as boiling water and was stuck all over my toes (ouch). I had to spend the whole evening in a bucket of cold water and am now nursing some beautifully blistered feet!
[Amy is a gap year student from Dorset who is staying with Sue for 6 months. She is teaching English to the ladies from Mukobela village.] The photo is of a lady making nshima for a church lunch - you need a very strong right arm!