Brian in Benin

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This is the big week, the Peace Corps told all of the incoming volunteers where are posts are going to be stationed for the next two years. So for now, during training, I’ve been living in Porto-Novo, the capital (sort Read more…

Tissu Addict

My life revolves around clothes. Specifically finding the loudest patterns I can and bringing them to my tailor. Last weekend, after I found out I had 10,000 more CFAs then I thought I did, I went to the grande marche Read more…

Settling In

So finding the enough time and a stable enough internet connection has been more difficult than I thought, but I believe I have found the fastest internet connection in the country (it loads pages in like 30 seconds rather than Read more…

Je Suis La

Hello! The last week or so has been fairly busy so sorry I haven’t been able to really give any updates. I just got to an internet cafe for the first time and the internet connection is like at least Read more…

And Away We Go

So tomorrow is the day. I leave bright and early and should be in Philadelphia a little before noon, where everyone that is going over to Benin is meeting up. All together there should be a little under 60 people. Read more…

Packing

So as I get ready to leave this week, there is really only one thing left to do: finish packing. Now trying to figure out what exactly I’ll need for two years in Africa is not the easiest task, and Read more…