So... it's been awhile! So much has happened and as usual I am running out of time on the internet but should have more in a day or two. Currently I am living in a village in the Northern Region called Gumo 40 minutes outside of Tamale. It is a mostly muslim village and I hear the call for prayer 5 times a day over the loud speaker. Sam is staying with a family in a compound that is near mine but I am living alone. I have a hut that has a bed and a table - and some mice in the roof- and then a place to bathe next to it and then another hut with a hole in the floor for the bathroom and no electricity! We make all our own meals with coals and food that we bought from the market. Also, learned the hard way that it is really difficult to keep fresh vegetables and fruit without bugs...
I wake up everyday around 5:30 and get dressed then go to Sam's house and have breakfast with her family - three wives and about 5 kids. Then we go for a walk or go to the school do do research and observe. The middle of the day is too too hot so usually try and nap but the flies are CRAZY and so are the kids! If I am in my hut they come to the window and say " madame annie, annie annie annie come. come. come run. come play" and stand there calling things until I leave. Ignoring them is not an option.
naturally, I am running out of time but here was a quick update for you Liz!
Miss you!
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