Tuesday, December 9, 2008
So people have been asking me about the village I will be living in for the next two year. The pictures that I posted are not of my village but another village that we visited during our training. My camera is broken so once I figure out that situation, I will get some pics of my village.
Here is some info for you:
Name: Waragni
Location: Pretty much the center for Togo. If you look at map of Togo, I am pretty much between Sokoude and Atakapeme.
Electricity?: Nope, but some people have generators which I can use
Running Water?: Heck no! I'm all about bucket showers now
Cell phone reception?: It's a little spotty in my village but my best reception in my house is in my latrine. Nope, not kidding!
Internet?: Nope, my best bet is in Atakapeme which is 2.5 hours away.
Food in village: My village is known for their enormous yams..yep, yams. I have to go 7k for bread, eggs and papier hygenic. I can get Laughing Cow cheese 17k away.
Mail: My mail spot is in Pagala which is 17k away. I can take a moto or get a car...but since there are only 3 cars in my village, I am pretty much always going to moto it.
Schools: There are 3 primary schools (called EPPs), 1 middle school (called CEG) and 1 high school (called Lycee). The Lycee is pretty small with only one girl graduating from it last year.
Those are the basics of Togo right now for me! Togo, Togo!
Here is some info for you:
Name: Waragni
Location: Pretty much the center for Togo. If you look at map of Togo, I am pretty much between Sokoude and Atakapeme.
Electricity?: Nope, but some people have generators which I can use
Running Water?: Heck no! I'm all about bucket showers now
Cell phone reception?: It's a little spotty in my village but my best reception in my house is in my latrine. Nope, not kidding!
Internet?: Nope, my best bet is in Atakapeme which is 2.5 hours away.
Food in village: My village is known for their enormous yams..yep, yams. I have to go 7k for bread, eggs and papier hygenic. I can get Laughing Cow cheese 17k away.
Mail: My mail spot is in Pagala which is 17k away. I can take a moto or get a car...but since there are only 3 cars in my village, I am pretty much always going to moto it.
Schools: There are 3 primary schools (called EPPs), 1 middle school (called CEG) and 1 high school (called Lycee). The Lycee is pretty small with only one girl graduating from it last year.
Those are the basics of Togo right now for me! Togo, Togo!
:: posted by Jocelyn, 1:39 PM