Give a goat for the holidays!!!

All the planning is coming together... I think!?! Planning a trip to Niger is always an endeavor in itself. Not only have I realized that it's been over 10 years since my first journey to the Sahel, but also the misfortune of having to revisit the yellow fever vaccination center (expires after 10 years).

10 years...
The experiences...
It was in the Fall of 1996 that I left the small world I knew and sought adventure. Surprisingly, this adventure would become just another way of life; laughter, learning, hardship, heartbreak, friendship.
Sleeping outside on a piece of foam tucked into a mosquito net, creating a home in a mud hut, keeping my water in a big clay pot half buried in the sand, showering with a bucket and cup, Hausa, Hausa, Hausa, a camel named Disco, the engorged, bloated bellies of starving children who just keep running around like children do, the death of babies...so many babies...trying to make sense of it all.

Still trying to make sense of it all...after 10 years...seems like I should have it figured out by now.

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