After months of planning, exhausting hours of traveling and securing of technology here we are. We are finally able to update our blog and let you know we have arrived and started our project. We've met with the training participants, set out a plan and will begin our training on Monday. So much has happened in 5 days. We have had a wonderful time orienting to the culture, geography and weather.
We have 2 women "in charge" of our food needs. We're learning lots about how Africans cook their food. Let's just say, none of us wants to have our cholesterol checked anytime soon after we return. We should have had a clue when we went shopping and they wanted the gallon size of cooking oil. The market is fascinating. There are lots of fresh fruits and vegetables...some we recognize, others we're learning about. The pineapple is outstanding, better than Hawaii! It's actually quite a culinary adventure.

Our fear of mosquitoes and malaria materialized when we thought we saw a bat, but it was actually a mosquito. Seriously, the bats eat the mosquitoes and we all have buckets of repellant. Plus it's the rainy season (it actually hailed yesterday) and they're numbers are down with cooler nighttime temperatures.


Hopefully, now that we have our technology sorted, will be posting often. Stay tuned...
Hey, so glad to hear you had a good trip over and are excited about your surroundings. Love the pictures, they are amazing ! Hope you have warm enough clothes. Be adventurous, have fun and take lots of pictures.
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Great to get an update, I've been watching each day for news. Pictures are fantastic! Glad the mosquito populationn is down some, also that you have the meds to prevent malaria.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with your project! Liz, think you arrive home the day we leave AZ. SO will have to wait until Feb to hear your whold story
Betty
I am happy you guys arrived safe the picture are beautiful
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