so i am lounging on a couch, drinking wine, eating tarts and crab pasta with marinara sauce, talking on ethernet internet. where could you find all this wonderful goodness? an expat house in Cotonou where I am spending the night at the house of an employee of the embassy. the house is something that i would love to have even in the states. there are so many ammenities, comfy couches, and the couple who is housing us is giving us the works in cooking us meals and providing whatever we need. they were once peace corps volunteers too so i think they understand. it is beautiful to bask in the comforts of the could be's that rest at home in america. i haven't slept that well in some time; i haven't spent a night in air conditioning i quite sometime. i passed out immediately.
so why am i here? there is a big event at peace corps, the memorial of kate puzey, a peace corps volunteer who died last march here in Benin. they don't have enough room to house all the volunteers who are coming down to honor kate. I did not know her but everyone who did speaks fondly of her. i want to show my respect for her and help support the other volunteers who knew her so well. Her memory is well preserved here through her friends and those who loved her at peace corps.
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Hi Laura,
ReplyDeleteI wanted to let you know about a new travel guide for Benin, written and researched by two RPCVs. It's part of a series of travel guides written/researched by RPCVs. You can find out more about the project at www.otherplacespublishing.com. Feel free to shoot me an email at cbeale@otherplacespublishing.com. We'd love to have you take a look at the book (being a PCV in Benin and all). Thanks and hope to hear form you soon.
Chris Beale, Other Places Publishing, RPCV Eastern Caribbean 2005-2007