What is the food like?
ZigZag (ZZ) - We eat a lot of sauces over rice. Our sauces are peanut butter, vegetable, tomato and cream.
What is the weirdest thing you eat?
ADelight (AL) - locusts- crunchy like chips with spicy sauce.
What kind of food do you miss from the US?
SmileOn (SO) - bacon, ham, corn flakes, Cheerios, and grilled cheese sandwiches.
What was the most surprising thing you have done / saw?
ZZ - most surprising is I have never seen a pig there and it doesn't rain there.
SO - seeing a truck filled so full of 'goods' on our only highway that it is tipping to one side. I also got to ride a donkey on Palm Sunday one year!
AL - walking right next to west African giraffes and rode a camel from the desert bush
Describe your favorite day.
ZZ - My last birthday - it was windy and we were in the tree looking over our gate waiting to see a friends car pull up for my birthday. Another time we were out for ice cream and a huge dust storm came up. It became dark as night at 4pm. After some of the storm had passed we enjoyed the breeze up in our mango trees.
How safe do you feel there?
AL - Most of the time yes. But there have been a few riot attacks on Christian churches and pastors homes lately, but no one has gotten hurt.
What is the weather like?
ZZ - hot - and our winter is like your summer. We have 2 months of rain and the rest of the year is dry.
How do you get around?
SO - most people walk or have a motorcycle, but rich people have a car. We have a Rav4, which we welded a bench in the back to enable it to seat all 7 in our family.
Is there anything touristy you like to do in the Sahel?
AL - riding a camel, it is bumpy and high, every step makes a giant lurch, or seeing west African giraffes
What is your house like?
SO - it has screened Windows and doors. The Windows have metal bars across them. Made out of concrete bricks that are painted.
How do you keep in touch with people while you are in the Sahel?
All kids input - We video call them on FaceTime or WhatsApp.
What is the most common thing people ask you about the Sahel?
SO - Do you like the Sahel or the US better? Answer. I don't know because I like things in both places and don't like either better.
What was the most interesting thing you learned about the culture?
AL - The people here are flexible and not as worried about the time that you get things done in. For example our church service is 4 hours each Sunday.
What is the number one thing you’re excited to do in the US?
AL - visit the library! In addition, we get a break from the heat, a break from school and a break to see our grandparents.
ZZ - our uncle gives us new Legos sets.
SO - That we get to be with our grandparents.
What is the strangest thing about the US?
ZZ - kids speak English.
AL - the US has everything so big. I was shocked to order a large pop at a restaurant.
What is one thing you wish you could have brought back with you?
All kids (there are three of them, so they can choose 3, right?) - Hakori (our dog named patience) and our brother kittens - Musa and Haruna - Moses and Aaron!
What is one thing you would change about the Sahel if you could?
ZZ - that it is hot and I want more rain.
SO - I like it as it is.
AL - That it would be more like 70 degrees instead of 100+ degrees.
How would you describe the Sahel in five words?
AL - hot sandy fun dusty and sunny
SO - bumpy hot sunny fun and sandy
ZZ - hot sandy noisy smokey and bumpy
-- La Maestra
ZZ - My last birthday - it was windy and we were in the tree looking over our gate waiting to see a friends car pull up for my birthday. Another time we were out for ice cream and a huge dust storm came up. It became dark as night at 4pm. After some of the storm had passed we enjoyed the breeze up in our mango trees.
How safe do you feel there?
AL - Most of the time yes. But there have been a few riot attacks on Christian churches and pastors homes lately, but no one has gotten hurt.
What is the weather like?
ZZ - hot - and our winter is like your summer. We have 2 months of rain and the rest of the year is dry.
How do you get around?
SO - most people walk or have a motorcycle, but rich people have a car. We have a Rav4, which we welded a bench in the back to enable it to seat all 7 in our family.
Is there anything touristy you like to do in the Sahel?
AL - riding a camel, it is bumpy and high, every step makes a giant lurch, or seeing west African giraffes
What is your house like?
SO - it has screened Windows and doors. The Windows have metal bars across them. Made out of concrete bricks that are painted.
How do you keep in touch with people while you are in the Sahel?
All kids input - We video call them on FaceTime or WhatsApp. What is the most common thing people ask you about the Sahel?
SO - Do you like the Sahel or the US better? Answer. I don't know because I like things in both places and don't like either better.
What was the most interesting thing you learned about the culture?
AL - The people here are flexible and not as worried about the time that you get things done in. For example our church service is 4 hours each Sunday.
What is the number one thing you’re excited to do in the US?
AL - visit the library! In addition, we get a break from the heat, a break from school and a break to see our grandparents.
ZZ - our uncle gives us new Legos sets.
SO - That we get to be with our grandparents.
What is the strangest thing about the US?
ZZ - kids speak English.
AL - the US has everything so big. I was shocked to order a large pop at a restaurant.
What is one thing you wish you could have brought back with you?
All kids (there are three of them, so they can choose 3, right?) - Hakori (our dog named patience) and our brother kittens - Musa and Haruna - Moses and Aaron!
What is one thing you would change about the Sahel if you could?
ZZ - that it is hot and I want more rain.
SO - I like it as it is.
AL - That it would be more like 70 degrees instead of 100+ degrees.
How would you describe the Sahel in five words?
AL - hot sandy fun dusty and sunny
SO - bumpy hot sunny fun and sandy
ZZ - hot sandy noisy smokey and bumpy
-- La Maestra
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