1. The worst sound in the world is the wailing of a handful of baby goats tied together by their legs to the top of a car. It’s literally disturbing – especially since their cries almost sound human.
2 . One of the shops in the airport at Cotonou has a photoshopped picture of Bob Marley holding a bottle of their sexual potency product in hand. Last minute souvenirs anyone?
3. Being alone at the beach after dark is scary as hell, and extremely dangerous. All of Ouidah becomes a ghost town past 8pm because you can’t see two feet in front of you most places.
4. Some massive eggs can have double yolks in them!!!
5. The Beninois government deserves some credit – they put together this commercial stressing the importance of wearing a helmet when driving motos. I was genuinely impressed.
6. The kids at the orphanage often use their vacation from school to spend time away from the orphanage living either with extended family, or with a host family.
7. The rainy season means you might have to stick with dirty clothes for a while if the weather is not being particularly helpful.
8. For Beninois to get a visiting visa to Canada, it is about 3x more expensive than the same visa for the US. Bizarre, considering Canada is a French speaking country.
9. The grain that I have for breakfast (no idea how to spell the name), is usually only 2 spoonfuls per full bowl because it is expanded by the water added.
10. When a restaurant in Benin has air conditioning, you’re paying for it in the price of your meal.
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| The eggstreme ends of the size spectrum for chicken eggs. |
That’s all for this week! I know there wasn’t too much cultural stuff in there – if I head to Parakou next weekend you will definitely see more of that. If you have any other comments or feedback, please leave it, peace!
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