Hotel deals in Parakou, Benin

All week I'd planned to brave the "grand marché" "toute seule" today. All alone. But when it was brought up, Fiona and Ted wanted to come along, so the three of us set out on foot for a walk that I'd heard was "much longer than it seemed" but came to ...

From Parakou, Benin by jessamyjoy

... back to see that. I came just in time." (Literally, she arrived from a trip as we were sitting down and doesn't even live in Parakou.) "I'm glad I got to know you, even if it was only a little bit. That was so special to see them do that for you. You ...

From Parakou, Benin by jessamyjoy

... In fact, life in Benin has been going well. In N'Dali, I have been enjoying my neighbors and my colleagues. In Parakou, I have really been enjoying spending time with my friends. Yesterday, Julie, the volunteer in Parakou, and I had a luncheon ...

From Parakou, Benin by suzyinbenin

... had forgotten to bring with me in the move. I shoved them all in my basket and off I headed. Now, near my house is Parakou's cattle market (and, as a result, I'm told the name of my 'quatier' means cow urine in one of the local languages), so there ...

From Parakou, Benin by simsarah

Check out the picture, I finally found proof of the bull in the boot story! My apologies for not putting anything up lately. I have had a lot to say, but almost no internet access whatsoever, and certainly not enough to get anything up here. So ...

From Parakou, Benin by simsarah

... ! I still continue to be surprised in Africa. It's amazing to see the ways in which things are developing here in Parakou. For instance, I am now sitting at a brand new internet place that is probably one of the nicest internet places I have ...

From Parakou, Benin by suzyinbenin