Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Back in Porto-Novo again...
I am back in Porto Novo to do some research on Talapia production as well as find some information on how to produce a specific type of plam tree so I can start up a tree farm here. My schedule is really filling up and in the 1st three months PC says you are not supposed to be doing anything. I am certainly keeping far busier than the other vols I have talked to. I am also avoiding certain punctuation marks because I am tying on an americain keyboard with a francophone computer...it is not so much fun. School has STILL not started yet! They were supposed to start the 6th but education here is not that high of a priority. I have a meeting with the director of one of the schools next monday so I can begin a envirometal club there. I am also planning a cross-sector formation with Andrew from small-enterprise-development. Basicly I want him to help me teach the local fishery villagers that bookkeeping and knowing EXACTLY your costs and revenues, in addition to your fish inputs and outputs are important! But that is next week. Thank you to grandma for sending soup mixes. They provide a welcome relief from the fried eggs/bread/instant hot coco combination that I eat every day. In Benin food prices are lower in the north because the people are mostly subsistance farmers...unfortunatly there is not a lot of diversity in the diet up there. Down in the south, prices are higher because there is at least a small amount of economy down here...but you get a good variety of goods. MY village has the worse of both worlds: higher southern prices coupled with a bare minimum of product diversity! Also, a happy early birthday to Grandma since I will be in-village for the actual day. I have to get to work now researching my stuff. Will be back online the first week in Nov. and I should be loading more pics at that time.
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Hello, My precious Son! Aunt Margaret and I have been all around today taking shots of what we would consider normal occurances, such as, the pumpkin patch at Hunsader. I am making a book, with photos of everyday life in America to send to you. I hope to complete it in the next week and get it off to you. love you! P.S. I don't know if you have a radio that broadcasts our political activities, but it looks like Barack Obama has a strong chance of being our next president. My Mother would have been pleased! XOXOOXO love, ME
Mike, just wanted to wish you best of luck with the fisheries. it sounds like it will be quite a difficult task with the resources at hand. I'm sure you'll figure something out. Don't forget to enjoy yourself a bit, kind of a govewrnment paid vacation. Anywho, don't work to hard, and God bless! My God who never sleeps is watching over you at my earnest requests.
Michael, we are finally able to type comments to you. We are glad to hear that you are keeping busy. We are so excited to start conversing through this site. We are going to be working on a unit involving business soon. We will also be learning about costs and revenues. Questions the students have for you:
1. What is a francophone?
a. What makes using this equipment difficult?
2. What are the people like in your community?
3. Did you get your CIA shirt?
4. Do the residents there have any pets? If so, what types of animals are they?
5. What type of Palm Tree are you researching?
6. Did you bring a cell phone with you and if so do you get a signal?
7. You said there was not much diversity in the food, what food is available in your community and how is it prepared/cooked?
8. Are you living in a house or a shack?
9. How many meals do you eat in a day?
10. What types of diseases are you prone to in your area?
11. Are the locals vaccinated?
12. Did you completely recover from the African fever?
13. Is Sunday a religious day there? If not, is there a day that is sacred/holy?
14. Is there a place to worship? What is it called?
15. How many similarities are there between Benin and America? What are they?
16. Are there any local games that you have learned to play?
Thank you for the opportunity to communicate with you. We look forward to learning and hearing from you soon.
Ms. Thompson's 5th grade GSP class
Wow, sounds like you have a lot of really great projects going on! I'm proud of you :)
Hey, Son! How about those Gators?
Kicked Georgia'a butt 49-10. Love. Mother Miss you!
Good Morning, Michael
Obama victory over McCain!
Chicago goes crazy with pride!
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