Before leaving Dakar we had some tasty Vietnamese nems. A few of you may have been lucky enough to try these...
We took a walk down to the beach on our last day in Dakar...It wasn't quite the stroll you usually imagine when you hear that phrase...
That bald guy IS Brandon, for all you doubters...
We spent our last night in the "Congo" guest room at the Dakar guest house before a bumpy 90 minute flight to Bamako. All our bags arrived safely, free of charge including the ministry projectors we brought. We did some grocery shopping in Bamako before the uncharacteristically smooth, 5 hour drive across the Guinea border to Kankan...
We spent a couple days cleaning, sorting and organizing our house so these pictures are better than what we walked in to. The kitchen-manual light gas stove, running water, no microwave or any other electronics. Dishwater is heated on the stove...
Our bathroom-no hot water or shower, no shower curtain, toilet is flushed with a bucket, no outlets, no hair dryer or straightener allowed...
Our bedroom- The cabinets are all broken, but the bed is huge and pretty comfy. we have a light bulb, but no outlets...
Our solar powered fridge. Seems to work pretty well and we're very thankful for it!...
The living room- very large but sparse. There is an outlet in this room that does not run off 12v power so we can charge our computer and camera batteries, etc...
Beautiful dining room...
We have a large dry courtyard where our guards grow onions. Soon the mangoes trees will begin to bear...
The house came that pretty girl in the skirt- she's been a real trooper and good sport, really holding her own!...
We have so much more to share about things we've been up to and have planned but we want you all to see where we are so you can imagine our daily life a little better. Even though it's a far cry from our small house in Indiana, we feel extremely fortunate to have such a luxurious house-most of the people we see everyday have so much less.
More soon!
Brandon
Dudes, glad to hear about the smooth road! And I'd like to place my to go order for 50 nems. Thanks in advance! The house looks sweet, with the classic decor. Hope Hannah is doing well with everything! Have you found any good places to get meat sticks? I bet you are pumped for those mangos to come in. Nice sized yard too. Good to kick around in. I'm still glad you have a buzz. I'll keep leaving these anonymous comments.
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