On greetings: Here is a glimpse of the hospitality and social orientation in Nigerien culture. Each time you see someone this is generally how the greetings go. The more you greet people, the happier they are. So in the morning when I buy my yogurt and bread in the market, when [...]
Entries from August 2008
August 10, 2008
One month down…
It’s hard to believe that I’ve been in Niger for a month now, some days it feels like I just walked off the plane, and some days it feels like I’ve been here for years. Training keeps us pretty busy, on average we spend about 10 hours at the training sight (7:30am to 5:30pm). My [...]
