With hot season in full tilt and the surgical camp winding down, I found most of my new friends hanging out in the shade today.
I just love the simple things in life and these woven mats provide a place to rest about anywhere. Portable and easy to clean…no, I am not gonna try selling them on here. But they are quite nice and colorful and very handy. Most Nigerien people spend the majority of their time outside. Many cook outside, bathe, and even rest during the day. Here at the hostel they can be found in different shady spots as the chase the shade to stay cool.
Speaking of simple things, I loved watching this little guy (middle pic) pull his truck along with a piece of plastic mat that he tied to the end. Anyways. It was another fun day with the kids. Despite the heat they talked me into a few dances and this time Issafou joined me.
First we all and I mean ALL piled into his nice fresh cool office to place the batteries into the I Pod. Everyone just loves Issafou! He was such a help as he is so full of joy and speaks Hausa!! The number of participants has grown significantly and they really follow quite nicely. I was happy and sweat soaked as I left the hospital. So thankful for shade (and A/C). It sure is hot out there today!
Good morning how are you?
ReplyDeleteMy name is Emilio, I am a Spanish boy and I live in a town near to Madrid. I am a very interested person in knowing things so different as the culture, the way of life of the inhabitants of our planet, the fauna, the flora, and the landscapes of all the countries of the world etc. in summary, I am a person that enjoys traveling, learning and respecting people's diversity from all over the world.
I would love to travel and meet in person all the aspects above mentioned, but unfortunately as this is very expensive and my purchasing power is quite small, so I devised a way to travel with the imagination in every corner of our planet. A few years ago I started a collection of used stamps because trough them, you can see pictures about fauna, flora, monuments, landscapes etc. from all the countries. As every day is more and more difficult to get stamps, some years ago I started a new collection in order to get traditional letters addressed to me in which my goal was to get at least 1 letter from each country in the world. This modest goal is feasible to reach in the most part of countries, but unfortunately it’s impossible to achieve in other various territories for several reasons, either because they are countries at war, either because they are countries with extreme poverty or because for whatever reason the postal system is not functioning properly.
For all this I would ask you one small favour:
Would you be so kind as to send me a letter by traditional mail from Niger? I understand perfectly that you think that your blog is not the appropriate place to ask this, and even, is very probably that you ignore my letter, but I would call your attention to the difficulty involved in getting a letter from that country, and also I don’t know anyone neither where to write in Niger in order to increase my collection. a letter for me is like a little souvenir, like if I have had visited that territory with my imagination and at same time, the arrival of the letters from a country is a sign of peace and normality and an original way to promote a country in the world. My postal address is the following one:
Emilio Fernandez Esteban
Avenida Juan de la Cierva, 44
28902 Getafe (Madrid)
Spain
If you wish, you can visit my blog www.cartasenmibuzon.blogspot.com where you can see the pictures of all the letters that I have received from whole World.
Finally I would like to thank the attention given to this letter, and whether you can help me or not, I send my best wishes for peace, health and happiness for you, your family and all your dear beings.
Yours Sincerely
Emilio Fernandez