Sunday, July 27, 2008

The Hot and Not List of Benin PSL 21, 2008

HOT
Dark clothing.
Quick dry clothing
cell phones
Tasty treats from home (see below)
Flip flops
Internet 4 communication
Having personal french tutors
Large Beniniese beers


NOT
Anything Kakki or White
SPF clothing
SLOW internet connection
Fish fried with heads still attatched
Keens that say they r waterproof but that is really a lie
French Keybords
Having to learn French only to learn most of the people u will talk to speak a local language
rehydration salts

4 comments:

R.A. McKibbin said...

so why no khaki? Is it too hard to keep clean, show to much dirt, or single you out as a rich, white tourist who needs to be relieved of valuable belongings?

Anonymous said...

I think Mike just doesn't want to have to clean his clothes too much :).

Ashley A. said...

umm you forgot to include yourself on the 'hot' list. Just thought you should know..

Mike Chadsey said...

Yeah,cloths here get really dirty and for some reason the locals really find it important to have stainfree cloths. Those lightcolored shirts were a bad idea