new hair

welp, i finally got my hair braided last night. mhairi had hers done the night before. i spent the whole time laughing at her pain (because i didn't think it would be so bad) and chatting with the ladies. they made me braid some too. but then when i got mine done, holy crap, it hurt so much. mine took 4 and a half hours and mhairi's only took 3. i have like 50 braids more than her though, because my hair is so thick but also i wanted mine smaller than she got. it is supposed to keep for about two weeks, so i'll probably wear it until i get home and then take it out. it still hurts today, especially when the braids are moving around. it's especially annoying to sleep on. we probably look like such idiots with the two of us abroni's and our braided hair. it looks different than caribbean braiding: they use fake hair to make the braids hold and the braids come straight out from my head in the "rasta" style, not cornrows. one of the german women at glona has had hers done seven times! she's crazy.