Home away from home

 
 
 
 

We got to sleep in a real house with a real bathroom. R shared her room with us. The last picture was of the grasshoppers that were at the market. R bought some so I got to add eating one to my list of weird things that I have eaten. It tasted like a stick.

Shopping at the market

 
 
 
 
We took a lunch break from the medical clinic to go to the market. It is hard enough for me to shop in an American grocery store. I believe I would never shop if this is where I would have to shop.

The end of September

 
 
 
 
My fall has gone so quickly that I never got to blog about my trip to Niger. One day when I was there I got to go to Gumbo's house to help cook a meal for a group of L's friends who came to eat lunch with us. It was an experience I will never forget. Her life is so hard. She lives in a little round house but all of her cooking is done outside over an open fire. She has a daughter who helps her alot. The daughter was the one who taught me how to wash the pans out in the yard with the water from the container. G takes care of a precious little boy whose mom died when he was a few days old. G is one of the few women that I observed who truly loves children. I can't imagine living her life but she seems so content.

VA FUN

 
 
 
 

My mini vacation to VA has been two action packed days with the girls. We have played dress up, gone to the park for a picnic and packed for an all afternoon cross country flight. It is always so much fun to visit them. The beautiful leaves and perfect weather made it a wonderful visit.