The last post was almost a year ago!  Can't believe how long it's been.  Wow! So much has happened in this year. 

We have moved to Niamey, Niger, where Elena and Fiona went to school last year.  Then they were boarding students and lived in the dorm.  This year, Sydney is also a student and I (Kathy) am teaching Kindergarten.  Roger is still working at Mediafrique in Lome, Togo.  He goes back and forth to teach and direct things, tho right now is the time between school years. 

It is different living in Niger.  Here we are on the edge of the vast Sahara Desert.  It is the region called the Sahel and, tho we live on the Niger River, all around us is pretty desert-looking.  We arrived in July, rainy season. 

It was cool-ish and humid.  It got hotter but still rather humid, tho not as much as Lome.  It was kinda unpleasant at times.  Now we are in winter.  The nights get down into the mid 60's at night but up to around 100 during the day.  It is very dry and dusty as well as being cooler. 

I'm enjoying teaching, tho I realize I'm not as young as I used to be.  Those kiddos have SO much energy!  I have, right now, 6 boys and a girl.  It's certainly not boring.

I'll leave you with a few more photos.

The house we are living in right now.

The Niger River in the rainy season.

My Kindergarten class.

Internet

Well, I wanted to post more about my photo challenge, but, unfortunately, the internet won't cooperate.  I have to find a time when it works better--if it ever will--before I can post any others.

As a matter of fact, posting any photos is not easy right now.  Oh well.  I just keep reminding myself that when I first came to Africa, we had computers that we used as glorified typewriters, and we had never heard or even dreamed of anything like internet.  Therefore, it isn't absolutely necessary to have access to it ALL the time. 

On another note, I'm enjoying having Grandma here for a while.  It's nice to just have someone to "hang out" with, especially when Roger is gone. 

Photo challenge

I have some friends who did a photo challenge last November.  It looked kinda cool and since Roger tells me I should take more photos, I thought I'd also give it a go.  The first day was lost since it was Jan 1 and we all slept in.  The topic was "lunch" and since we hardly ate lunch that day, I forgot.  Not the best of beginnings, but since then, I've done better. 

Day 2  "Something beginning with G" (I have 3)

This was a little girl at the shop we went to with Grandma, who happens to be the next "G" photo.

Global Mamas is a self-help program in Ghana that helps local women market the cool things they make. Everything from clothing made from hand-dyed fabric to soap and lotion.

Day 3 "Words to live by"

Day 4 "Lost"

One of Grandma's missing pieces of luggage that was lost...and found

Day 5 "My town"

Shots of Lome near our house