Michael wrote you about our time at Miango Rest Home. I second everything he said . . .the beauty and peacefulness of the surroundings, wonderful friends to fellowship and recreate with, and best of all food, gloriously easy food! Food that I didn’t have to:
· make a list out for
· send Alphonsus to shop for
· explain to Alphonsus what the word on the list meant
· count out money for
· make sure Alphonsus was able to get
· count money back in for
· make sure Zainab bleached properly so we don’t get sick
· reshuffle our tiny frig around to fit in
· tell Zainab to cook
· make sure Zainab cooked at the time I said
· make sure it didn’t get burned in the oven
If I ever complain about grocery shopping in the US again upon my return, you have my permission to “abuse me” (as Nigerian kids say frequently.)
On the road to Miango, we saw another memorable achaba with passenger and cargo. See the picture. This was a highway we were driving on!
At Miango, we had a great hike on top of a volcano that blew a long time ago. There are actually two dormant volcanoes side by side. You can see one of them in the picture. Right now, the countryside is lovely and green. In just another month or two, that will change as the dry season gets well under way.
Upon our return from Miango, our peace and solitude was quickly shattered by a huge Muslim revival and trade fair just outside of our gates (see the picture.) We were trapped on our compound for a couple of days. Ever try to go to sleep with 3 huge PA systems blaring motivational speakers and prayer calls until 2 am?
Ahh, the extremes of Nigeria . . .
· make a list out for
· send Alphonsus to shop for
· explain to Alphonsus what the word on the list meant
· count out money for
· make sure Alphonsus was able to get
· count money back in for
· make sure Zainab bleached properly so we don’t get sick
· reshuffle our tiny frig around to fit in
· tell Zainab to cook
· make sure Zainab cooked at the time I said
· make sure it didn’t get burned in the oven
If I ever complain about grocery shopping in the US again upon my return, you have my permission to “abuse me” (as Nigerian kids say frequently.)
On the road to Miango, we saw another memorable achaba with passenger and cargo. See the picture. This was a highway we were driving on!
At Miango, we had a great hike on top of a volcano that blew a long time ago. There are actually two dormant volcanoes side by side. You can see one of them in the picture. Right now, the countryside is lovely and green. In just another month or two, that will change as the dry season gets well under way.
Upon our return from Miango, our peace and solitude was quickly shattered by a huge Muslim revival and trade fair just outside of our gates (see the picture.) We were trapped on our compound for a couple of days. Ever try to go to sleep with 3 huge PA systems blaring motivational speakers and prayer calls until 2 am?
Ahh, the extremes of Nigeria . . .
Lisa
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