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
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Cant wait to hear about it all!!!
so i decided to look up benin and see exactly what kind of place you were going to, and i have to say: BE CAREFUL! voodoo originated in benin, and voodoo is to be taken seriously!! also-- For the Yoruba people, who have the highest ratio of twin births to single births in the world, the first of the twins to be born is traditionally named Taiyewo or Tayewo whereas Kehinde (sometimes shortened to Kenny) is the name of the last born twin. Kehinde (or Kenny) is sometimes also referred to as Kehindegbegbon which is short for Omokehindegbegbon and means, 'the child that came last gets the eldest'. The reason for this is because the Yoruba traditionally say that Kehinde, is the true eldest of the twins despite being the last to be born. It is said that in the womb at the time of birth, Kehinde sends Taiyewo on an errand to check whether the outside world is good or not, and in Yoruba culture sending someone on an errand tends to be a prerogative of one's elders. However, the first born twin is also sometimes referred to as Taiyelolu or Tayelolu which is short for Omotaiyelolu and means, 'the child that came to taste life excels'.
so i decided i agree with that theory, because i seem so much older than alma, and even though we arent REALLY twins, we seem like it, no? so she can be taiyewo and i can be Omokehindegbegbon... can you learn how to pronounce that and tell me when you get back?? love youuu
yay for updates! glad you are well.
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