It’s 1989. I hear some noise at the back of our house. I walk towards the noise.
When I get there, there are a group of people standing around boiling water in a large pan.
I go and stand next to my brother to observe what is going on.
Inside the boiling water are Nim tree leaves and bark. After 45 minutes of boiling, the pan is removed from the fire.
The adults gather around the pan and put a blanket over their heads. The adults stay inside the blankets for about 30 minutes each.
The idea is to inhale the vapor from the leaves and bark of the Nim tree. It is a sort of medicine for revitalizing the immune system
