Off to Gafaty and Visiting Rachid

Next we went off to Gafaty a small village about 17km from Zinder where my good friend Danel (Rachid) lives. Its always cool seeing other peoples’ posts… Wow his is different than mine. Its part of the difference between being a “bush” versus a “city” volunteer. There’s obviously a lot of benefits to being in a large post and I love Matameye, but it is NOT chill or relaxed. It wears me out and can be overwhelming. Gafaty was great. An NGO recently built a volleyball court there so we spent our two evenings hanging out chatting with villagers and playing some ball. We also visited the villages’ AMAZING gardens. It was really impressive how much effort the villagers have. Not to be taken for granted. Pictures are of us in the gardens and another of me at a blacksmith trying to use his crazy two-bag fire stoking contraption (with only limited success, but an A for effort).