Travel Blogs from Guidan Roumdji, Niger

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Why does Nigeria always cut off the power supply?

A travel blog entry by emmacita

... a couple of days in Niamey. It's funny to think that when I first arrived I thought Niamey was like a desert, but coming back from Guidan Roumdji I realised that it is so green and full of life! That's what living in the desert for 3 months does to you. ...

Rufus is playing!

A travel blog entry by emmacita

It's Saturday morning and I have internet connection! Only because I am in Maradi. The head logistician took our modem away from us because it only works 90% of the time. I handed it over with a heavy heart because I knew it would be weeks before I saw ...

The weird powers of twins!

A travel blog entry by emmacita

I was showing my admin assistant a picture of Kerry yesterday and explaining that I was a twin. She asked me if there were any special powers between us. I said not really. She said that here twins are seen as being a bit different and can wish scorpions ...

Saturday in Guidan Roumdji

A travel blog entry by emmacita

Unfortunately there is no opportunity to go to Maradi this weekend as some of us have to work! Naturally there was a power cut at about 2 pm (during my siesta) so I chose to go to the office earlier than usual, as we have a generator there which makes ...

Ramadan

A travel blog entry by emmacita

... the Butcher, a person who is famous for the meat he sells. The market borders on the river which separates Nigeria from Niger. There were lots of little kids splashing about and a boat service which transports people across the border. There were even ...

The Hospital Is Open For Business!

A travel blog entry by emmacita

... and to take a break in Maradi, which I think is sorely needed. Ivan the logistician says it is like being in a prison in Guidan Roumdji as there is nothing to do. There is not even a bar... although there is a cinema, which consists of a television in a ...

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