Thanksgiving Update

So, where is Kate celebrating Thanksgiving?

Kate will be in Dosso at the hostel for the next few days. Her group are celebrating on Friday so that the newest PCTs can join them. She went there ahead of time, as assembling the ingredients and preparing/cooking the feast will be a bit more complicated and time consuming than it is here in New York. I will let you know what they end up eating...



Kate has been busy the past few weeks doing everyday things that take a long time to do in Niger. Visiting a friend, going to the bank, gathering supplies, all take time often a full day or more. In her village she spends her time visiting with her neighbors and helping out where and when she can. She told me she assisted a dentist visiting from Germany...She translated and held hands and generally tried to keep people feeling calm. Almost all needed teeth out and had never been to a dentist before. The treatment was pretty basic, certainly not what we are used to at the dentist!
She celebrated Halloween in Dosso dressed as a lost boy (Peter Pan).
She has visited a few other PCVs in their villages and has had a few friends stay with her. She spent the days around the election in the capital ( Niamey) and so was able to watch it all unfold on TV, no doubt wearing her Obama '08 shirt.
The new PCTs arrived in October so she has had a couple of visits wit them. She just spent an overnight with a PCT settling him in for his "live in" in a neighboring village. She described her return from that trip as a ride on a cow cart, a long walk and a bush taxi ride.... quite exhausting!