July 15th 2008Africa » Benin » South Safe & Sound... will update the blog at some point in the very near future! :) (Finally found a wifi connection here today).
:)TnT ... [full story]
June 26th 2008Africa » Benin » South » Cotonou We arrived in Cotonou and got dropped off at the main market during rush hour. Then followed the most terrifying moto taxi ride of my life. The driver weaved between cars that I thought were going t ... [full story]
June 24th 2008Africa » Benin » South » Ouidah Our first stop in Benin was Grand Popo, a small beach town not far from the Togo border. Grand Popo has lots of hotels but seems to lack tourists this time of year. I think we were the only ones sta ... [full story]
June 19th 2008Africa » Benin » South How? How can this one place, this one small village, this one spot on the face of such a vast planet change me so profoundly, warm my heart all the way through, teach me so many lessons, inspire withi ... 1 photos[full story]
May 28th 2008Africa » Benin » South » Athiémé In the last week of my Peace Corps Volunteer experience in Benin, I realize I have not yet posted these photos. I might even have some more later...
I went exploring in the ruins of Athieme. I went ... 21 photos[full story]
April 27th 2008Africa » Benin » South » Ouidah Woke up thinking it was 10:00 when it was actually 11:00 because of the time change. Weird to think there's a time change when Benin is only 90 miles from the Ghanian border. We headed off to the Py ... [full story]
April 26th 2008Africa » Benin » South » Cotonou Woke up and took a bucket shower which is really gross to do inside a bathroom. We waited aroudn our hotel for quite some time before we actually started our day to visit the stilt village in Ganvie. ... [full story]
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