Leaving Lokossa and New Experiences
Trip Start
Aug 24, 2007
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Trip End
Jan 24, 2008
Lokossa, Benin
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
So this is going to be my last quick blog for the trip, as I leave tomorrow for my second host community and will be without internet!
It has been such an incredible 3 months here in Lokossa and I'm having very mixed feelings about leaving. I have thoroughly enjoyed living in this city, with my family, and working at my work placement. I really love walking through the city and seeing people I know everywhere now and I know I'll miss that in the first few weeks in Sakete. Even though I feel really great about Lokossa and am a little sad to be leaving, it's a good time to be moving on and I really am excited for new challenges and experiences. I realized yesterday that I don't really have any challenges in Lokossa anymore, it's really become my life that I am accustomed to. This is a good feeling, but I'm looking for challenge now. I let a big spider live that was on my wall yesterday instead of shrieking and killing it like I would usually do. This was probably my biggest challenge in quite some time!
I have been told that my host family in Sakete is muslim, which is really going to be an interesting experience. I'm hoping to still have the freedoms that I have been used to here, but I am expecting changes in that area none the less. Sakete is supposedly a very small town with one single paved road and no more Zemidgan moto taxis. I'm excited to walk a lot still and see a smaller community with less luxuries.
I don't have time for much more right now as I need to get home to finish packing and spend time with my host family! Wish me luck in Sakete and talk to you all in January!
Anechenwe kaka,
Rhian
