How do I know it is almost Christmas?
Hi Everyone. Unfortunately I won’t have any new photos for a little while, as my camera finally decided to break down during a Thanksgiving fête. However I did want to share a few thoughts.
Here is Benin, how do I know it is almost Christmas? Is it a light dusting of snow? Christmas carols in every store? My mailbox filling up with requests for donations? Cards appearing and gifts going up under the tree? Not a chance.
Today I hit my head on a fist sized mango (still hard for about a month). The Harmattan winds are slowing down and the temperature is creeping up into the 90s. I’ve received almost all of my birthday cards. Students who were otherwise finished with University last year are doing their equivalent of a dissertation defense (called a soutenance) while their friends and family peer in through the windows in their best clothes and call out a big cheer when they pass. Yup. It must be almost Christmas.
