Interesting Encounter

So, I had a funny encounter with this African lady yesterday. Well, I went to dinner at SIL. I actually ate with the Friesen's. They are a family from Canada and are working with the Wiclif (sp) Bible translator people, or something like that. Anyway, they have been here as long as our team has. So, I was walking up there - which is like a 30 min. walk. So, I left the schoolhouse. I always take my Ipod and listen to it while I walk, but I don't put it on until I get to the main road. That's about 5 min. from my door. So, I'm walking and when I'm almost to the paved road this lady comes running out to greet me. She is sooo excited to see me! Which I think is cool. So she is rambling off in French. I'm like - ok, brain switch to French. So, I'm doing my best to listen and then tell her that I speak very little French. She thought that was funny and turned to tell her friends something - don't know what, and they laugh. Anyway, so we get further into our "converstation" (in quotes because I do very little talking and A LOT of pointing) and I start to figure out that she is telling me that she knows where I live because she can see me from her house. I laugh and say wonderful (little scary) and then she proceeds to ask me what I'm doing here. Of course, in the time it takes me to process the first sentence that she has said - she is off in another whole part of our converstation. Which - due to my slow processing, I'm missing. Anyway, I finally am able to tell her what I'm doing here and that I think it's wonderful that she can see me while I wash my dishes. She also asked me where I was going and then proceeded to walk with me about 5 min. down the road. When she figured out I was going like on a 30 min. walk up to SIL she told me she was gonna turn around. While very weird - it was great to talk with her; even though I sounded very unintelligent. She thought the whole thing was hilarious and told her friends that so many times while we were "talking". I guess I made a new friend. Don't know her name becuase I didn't realize she was telling me that until about 10 minutes into the converstation (again, process issue). It's funny -when I'm in my apt. I can think of all the things I needed to say but when I am actually in the situation I freak, have a brain freeze, and all that comes out is "uh, uh, uh" and a WHOLE lot of hand gestures. Anyway - interesting encounter.