boys family riot

kochani, przetrwałam najtrudniejszą z grup: sami chłopcy w wieku 8-11. świetni! tylko, że w życiu mnie tak nikt nie pobił. ale jestem cała. philadelphia zimna (już na rękwiczki)..

niusy

tu jestem...

wszystkie grupy młodych (od 4 tyg. do 12 lat) są super

jazz dance jest fantastyczny. nieduza grupa, super studio, dobry nauczyciel...:)

rowerowanie, łatanie dachu, izraelsko-palestyński teatr, wietnamskie super-zupy, filmy na kanapie, danielowe akcje anty-kasyno

little miss sunshine - film must see.

jeszcze

what tree is that? what nut is that? (togo...)

roman. fisherman in oudiah

fishermen in ouidah

meike's watching dassa

little ones in kpotome

on the way to ghana (actually, in ghana already)

edmonde in ouidah

farm's on the left

beninowepowidoki

ganvie

the last evening on the farm

eke ekpe ceremony in togo

cocou dancer

and cocou preparation set

bananite

rainy day

tim's attic. my room for the time being. and the view

chwila w phila

since two days in philly already, in chuck's big, cold, quiet house but with a bunch of warm-hearted people. a slow immersion in this new life.

exciting news is that just around a corner there is an african shop run by toure and his friend (both from cote d'ivoire) . they have gari, tapioca, fufu pre-paid cards to call africa cheaply and everything else that a person who misses benin needs

back home

sooo...that's about it...

friday night.... ce soir c'est le show, c'est la fiesta ;)


saturday morning... not easy


and saturday... saying goodbye and other activities:)


and NOW... warsaw. a bit lost. a bit frightened of technology... but still glad to see my dear ones



FRIDAY 7.30 off again. PHILA this time

OUN JA WE!!! JADE!!!

jeszcze tylko pare dni i WRACAM!!!!! to ostatni moment na beninskie zamowienia!!!:)

dla zainteresowanych:

PRZYLOT w NIEDZIELE 8.10 o 21.50, okecie, LOT z paryza

a tout a l'heure!!!!

last moments

last moments to appreciate the sweet life we have here...
* totally spoiled during visit in dangbo (at martial's family) by martial's sister
* atcheque "moins-chere" - delicious dish from ivory coast at a friendly nigerian's provisor stand
* evening with konstantin and diane in cotonou. we were 50 min late, they about 1h20
* visit of kevin - always a great time
* porto novo with it's beautiful architecture, a great museum of afro-brasiliens, friendly and helpful people everywhere and really proffesional and thoughtfull urban planning (watched during urbanism days in the cultural center in P/N)

tomorrow the restitution of the internship, after-tomorrow a huge goodbye&damien's anniversary party and on saturday night - the flight home...

just an ordinary day

last few days still full of events: visit of laure and fad - coordinators of geco program, the great return of our congo-explorers (both came back in one piece:)), visit of diane and konstantin - on geco internship in other part of benin, and...

5 parcels in 2 days. sorry to everyone - apparently it's my fault. it's BP 388, not BP338... but my respects to benin post - they've finally found me and now, thanks to them, to my grandparents and to simo, we're eating nothing but chocolate and sweets :)

and today it was just an ordinary day. everyone's left to dangbo and i was at home alone to finish the report (we have to submit it till thursday). first i though that it's dull to spend the whole day in front of the computer, but then for the first time since quite a while i realised how different my life is here. here're some of my ordinary day points:

*water from the well to take a bucket&bowl shower
*wearing my beautiful traditional bomba (here most of the time i wear local clothes)
*breakfest: self-made bouille (corn flour porridge - the cheapest breakfest here) with cacao and coffe. all prepared in our provisor kitchen
*working hard on the project on two computers and one monitor (other one is broken), watching closely not to touch the ground when i put in the usb stick, cause otherwise i'd get an electric shock.
*clients and children coming to buy bissap - hibiscus ice-tea
*chatting with neighbours
*walking our red, muddy after the last rain street to the stand of maman florian to buy bananas and a bit further to buy fried nyams for lunch
*our little neighbours shouting helo and running to me to chat a while
*eliezer, resolute 15(?) years-old tailor, paying a visit
*frisbee with eliezer, his friend and two other tiny boys on the university soccer field with a lovely view on palms and bushes
*a boy hanging around the office and watching me work for a half an hour
*girlstalk with meike and dinner together at manhattan bar (rice, fish and benin drinks-all that for less than 1,5 euro)
*smalltalk with willy and ida (working in the cyber cafe) and this message

do gbe!