Friday Nights Out

What does a young missionary girl do on a Friday night? The hottest thing around: she does her food shopping.
Every Friday night, my housemates and I went food shopping at a nearby supermarket which had a plaza you could eat at, too. So this was our big plan. And remember, we looked forward to this.
Since curfew was at 6 at night the rule was that you couldn’t be out or on public transportation after 6. Being in a well known place like Prestige Plaza is okay because it’s a public place and you’re inside, so long as you don’t walk home but take a taxi instead. So we would time our walk to get us to Prestige precisely at six. Then we’d take our time and get dinner. It’s never good to go food shopping on an empty stomach, you know. After dinner, we’d go downstairs to the supermarket and do our shopping for the week. We’d get a taxi home for a small amount, and have our faces pressed to the window to see Nairobi in the dark, a sight seldom seen. Finally, we’d pull into our compound and relish the fact that we’ve been out late. Late being 8:00 pm.
Honestly, we considered this the highlight of our week. Take pity.