When I finished my travels in East Africa during the summer of 1966, I needed to get back to the Ivory Coast and start my summer project to help three Germans in their construction project in the northern part of the country before returning to my school gardens program in Gagnoa. However, my return was … Continue reading Return to West Africa
As you may recall, in my blog “Adventures in East Africa—Part I,” I talked about our flight on our chartered airplane from Lagos, Nigeria to Nairobi, Kenya. It was a very, very long flight because Africa is such a huge continent. When we arrived in Nairobi, I was in a quandary about what I was … Continue reading Adventures in East Africa—Part II
After taking off from Lagos, our charter plane headed across the vast continent of Africa on its way to Nairobi, Kenya. It flew for hours and hours and for miles and miles. Africa is more than three times bigger than the continental United States. According to Wikipedia, Africa is 11,725,385 square miles, while the United … Continue reading Adventures in East Africa—Part I
As a Peace Corps Volunteer during my two-year service, they allowed me to take 45 days of vacation time. My understanding (although no one actually instructed me so) was I was allowed to go anywhere in Africa at my own expense. Of course, since my pay was a limited allowance that corresponded to the relative … Continue reading Fun and Revelations in West Africa—Part I
Photo by samer daboul After living in Gagnoa, for about four months, I realized that my life there was pretty good. People were extremely friendly and polite. Everywhere I went they offered me something to drink since I often traveled in the tropical sun for long distances. At noon, they offered me a meal. While … Continue reading Life in the Ivory Coast
