It’s October, the rains are slowing, and the school year is hopefully right around the corner. I’ve been busy the last month or so with Peace Corps training and seeing other volunteers, and also shocking my neighbors by remaining in village when school isn’t in session. Rainy season still is Read more…
I know it’s been a while since I last wrote, but that is mostly because nothing has been happening. During the summer life slows down quite a bit in village, and not a lot of excitement is to be had. Mostly this is because people clear out during the summer Read more…
They call this time of year vacance, and since I don’t own any farm land it’s basically dead time. It’s the heart of the rainy season (more on that) so people are out in the fields all days planting. This means that the village itself is dead pretty much all Read more…
Back in village now after the Easter break. The schools here have a week and a half long break for Easter (I suspect that it is that long in part because it typically coincides with the start of the rainy season so that students can help their families plant crops Read more…