It is 6:42 pm here, and I am taking a break from writing a White Paper to finish last night's post as well as one for today. We celebrated World Refugee Day in the camp yesterday and when we returned to the compound, there was an evening reception to finish the day. Our cooks worked all day and the food was fantastic! I stuck around for awhile then ducked into my room for an early evening. Today was the first of three Sundays I will spend in the camp to complete our planning and arrangements for the various programs we are developing. We made a lot of progress today, and we planned an English Day for July 1st (fitting). Yaya and I got back shortly before I had to wander over to St. Laurent for their English Club, so we stopped by and I met his lovely family. On my way home, I met several new people, including Mr. Steve, who was very engaging. I topped the weekend off with a couple of eggs, some bread and cheese, and a light salad with some bananas on the side. I am drinking the sun tea I made earlier trying to stay awake.................
Getting things started
Grill Masters
Nelly and Julienne working on the goat intestines
Bananas ready for frying
Chicken wings Zongo style
Grilled goat
Waiting for sunset to eat
The ladies serving dinner
My dinner (first helping) - Bananas, chicken, goat intestines, and a touch of hot sauce
The ladies taking a short break in a very long day
Moving slowly through a bad stretch of road, the forest came alive!
I get this reaction often when the kids realize I am trying to say "hello, be happy" in their language. They go from somber to manic in nanoseconds
Wander what they will tell their parents tonight
Heading to church
Hanging out
Love his truck!
Very beautiful service
Waling around Zongo in the evenings, I often hear music like this. I am so glad I was able to come in and experience the service
Hmmm
Planning the July 4th gig
Great folks
Our student leaders in training - stepping up to the plate!
Yvon, Teddy, St. Fort, and Juliette takin' care of business
Scholastique explaining the new lesson planning template
These young girls breaking rocks to make gravel for the concrete mixes, doing a good job keeping up!
She loves her job
Showing me some steps
Another spin off - the police have asked for English classes
Yaya, a real hardworking cowboy
Yaya, Hawa, and Fatima (their young daughter)
Momma and Daughter - Fatima is leery of her father's new acquaintance
Beautiful family outside their beautiful home
Dragon, the family pet, couldn't be bothered
Mr. Steve, a new friend
Thrown together, but delicious
Back to the paper.....
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