kids are way more helpful here

I noticed immediately that children are viewed as a contributing member to household duties at a WAY younger age than in the States. They fetch water, used knifes and prepare meals, and wash clothes and dishes. This is April´s youngest host sister.

My first Islamic Republic

August 1st 2007
Mauritania is not a popular tourist destination. It has two main paved roads; they are so skinny that I held my breath each time our car approached a HUGE overloaded truck (often). The only way to get anywhere is in a small French car that is used as a long-distance taxi, called a bush taxi. It is a fill-and-go policy and the car is not full until there are 4 people in the backseat, and two in ... read more

Africa » Mauritania

Independent from France in 1960, Mauritania annexed the southern third of the former Spanish Sahara (now Western Sahara) in 1976, but relinquished it after three years of raids by the Polisario guerrilla front seeking independence for the territory. ... ... read more

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