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.