It’s Rainy Season :-(
So the awesome thing about Benin is that when it is the dry season, it will never rain, unlike Detroit and NYC where you never know if it will be…
Sorry for the silence
I haven't blogged in a while because we had a visitor. A friend of ours from LSE who is currently working in Senegal came to visit so we were moving…
“Vous avez aloko?”
Six days a week the Italian and I eat lunch at Maquis La Marmite Africaine. You can find maquis all over Benin. They are restaurants with pre-made food and simple…
There is Enough Money in the World
Today while searching for Benin's position on the global list of countries by GDP (PPP), it is #133 according to the IMF, I came across a January 28th Vanity Fair…
What I Learned From a Beninese Nun
So here in Dassa-Zoume, Benin there at not many vegetables, which explains the high level of malnutrition among the population. When we do actually add vegetables to the pasta that…
Flat Tire
On Wednesday afternoon, Saturnin (one of our local employees) and I headed to one of the primary schools covered by our program. It is about 30 minute ride and the…
Correction
I would like to amend an earlier post when I referred to our ride to Cotonou as hell. Sadly I was mistaken about what hell is but i think I'm…
Don’t Forget to Check Out!!
So when we left for Cotonou on Wednesday, apparently we didn't mention it to anyone at the convent. On Sunday when we returned, before we even stepped foot on the…
Quotes from the Trip: Benin
me: "Sarah Palin is an idiot." him: "No, really?" me: "Do you have deers in Italy?" him: "Whats that?" me: "Bambi" him: "Oh. Yes." "He's so scary. He's so tall…
If hell has a name…..
So yesterday the Italian and I headed to Cotonou because he needed to renew his visa and do some other things. The bus trip was probably the worst one that…