hey all
so im off to benin tomorrow morning. ill try to write more before i leave, but i have a ppr due. ill be gone for a week and a half. theres still so much to talk about! like nuts softball, peace corps villages, protests and more!
love naye/ayesha
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Monday, October 27, 2008
names in the program
to give you some idea of other nigerien names, here are names of ppl in my program. apparently though some of these are super random (along with their nicknames i give to them, which they may or may not appreciate):
Naye
Saraki (rocky)
Hadiza
Mayaki (yocky)
Dulla (dullarrhea)
Tanimun
Bukaram (bukes, in her daisy dukes)
Tamumu
Hasi (hasinator)
Imani
Laihana
Harira
Koda (quads)
Salamatu
Romanatu
Dela
AREN'T YOU JEALOUS
i like my name so much that i might make naye my middle name.
kala tonton! i have class.
love naye/ ayesha
Naye
Saraki (rocky)
Hadiza
Mayaki (yocky)
Dulla (dullarrhea)
Tanimun
Bukaram (bukes, in her daisy dukes)
Tamumu
Hasi (hasinator)
Imani
Laihana
Harira
Koda (quads)
Salamatu
Romanatu
Dela
AREN'T YOU JEALOUS
i like my name so much that i might make naye my middle name.
kala tonton! i have class.
love naye/ ayesha
Eid in Niger
So i guess this is where i left off.
eid was a really great experience. i was really scared that i was going to be homesick, eid is such a nice time in boston. we actually celebrated a day before my family and friends did in the us. we did pretty much the same things i would usually do. stay up late the night before, wake up early the morning of, get ready, go to the mosque.
we went to eid namaaz at the grand mosquee of niamey. its a pretty mosque in a huge compound. the streets were filled with ppl walking to the mosque. almost everyone prayed outside (i think only important ppl get to go inside on the day of the fitr. important men that is. women arent allowed inside, which is super lame). there were a lot of beggers that day. i didnt have change to give out, but i gave kids sticks of juicy fruit. i think they were disappointed but thats all i had.
we came back to the cfca (my home here) and then after i went to amandine, which is this modern cafe owned by lebanese ppl. it has a really weird western vibe, but really good coffee and burgers.
after that i went to yazi dogo's house, he's an all around awesome character here in niamey. i went to his place earlier this semester for dinner. me and romanatu went and it was super duper fun.
then i went to my friend jackou's house, which was fun. at this point it was really hot in the day and i didnt take my eid nap, so i went home after a while and passed out.
at night we went dancing at this club called alizah (sp?). its on the river and they play really fun music. i really need to bring back music from here. african music, not the random music they like from my 1990's childhood (aqua, venga boys).
so then the next day i was SO TIRED and then i had to go to my community placement at 8 in the morning. boo.
love naye/ ayesha
eid was a really great experience. i was really scared that i was going to be homesick, eid is such a nice time in boston. we actually celebrated a day before my family and friends did in the us. we did pretty much the same things i would usually do. stay up late the night before, wake up early the morning of, get ready, go to the mosque.
we went to eid namaaz at the grand mosquee of niamey. its a pretty mosque in a huge compound. the streets were filled with ppl walking to the mosque. almost everyone prayed outside (i think only important ppl get to go inside on the day of the fitr. important men that is. women arent allowed inside, which is super lame). there were a lot of beggers that day. i didnt have change to give out, but i gave kids sticks of juicy fruit. i think they were disappointed but thats all i had.
we came back to the cfca (my home here) and then after i went to amandine, which is this modern cafe owned by lebanese ppl. it has a really weird western vibe, but really good coffee and burgers.
after that i went to yazi dogo's house, he's an all around awesome character here in niamey. i went to his place earlier this semester for dinner. me and romanatu went and it was super duper fun.
then i went to my friend jackou's house, which was fun. at this point it was really hot in the day and i didnt take my eid nap, so i went home after a while and passed out.
at night we went dancing at this club called alizah (sp?). its on the river and they play really fun music. i really need to bring back music from here. african music, not the random music they like from my 1990's childhood (aqua, venga boys).
so then the next day i was SO TIRED and then i had to go to my community placement at 8 in the morning. boo.
love naye/ ayesha
a formal apology
FOFO!
sorry i haven't updated this thing in a while, i swear i have a good reason! the reason is that i'm in AFRICA. the power goes out all the time and sonitel, the internet provider, has had some problems and the whole city was without internet for a while. that and im lazy.
but no more! im going to give you some updates. theres goign to be a few entries all from today, because im going to benin for 2 weeks wednesday. i know. its awesome. its like a vacation from vacation.
I ALSO HAVE SOME PICTURES. its so slow, ill try to put up more. im starting with some interesting ones of the city:
love naye/ayesha
shoutout to ppl who asked me to update this, that means you care (tear).
sorry i haven't updated this thing in a while, i swear i have a good reason! the reason is that i'm in AFRICA. the power goes out all the time and sonitel, the internet provider, has had some problems and the whole city was without internet for a while. that and im lazy.
but no more! im going to give you some updates. theres goign to be a few entries all from today, because im going to benin for 2 weeks wednesday. i know. its awesome. its like a vacation from vacation.
I ALSO HAVE SOME PICTURES. its so slow, ill try to put up more. im starting with some interesting ones of the city:
love naye/ayesha
shoutout to ppl who asked me to update this, that means you care (tear).
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