The amazing race... another amazing day!
Hello, hello!
We've had another wonderful day here in Togo. We spent the morning playing the "Amazing Race" around the streets of Kara. Matt and Andrea were our drivers and translators and they had ten tasks for each of the two teams (boys against girls) to accomplish but could not help us in any other way. We drove around the city sending postcards to Dr. Burks, shopping for funky clothes at the market, taking pictures with specific people or places, etc. Us girls had the lead for most of the trip thanks to the help of Leopold, a tour guide friend of the Millers who providentially joined our group. A wrong turn, however, on the way back allowed the guys to return to the house four minutes before us. The outfits we were to buy at the market would earn us bonus points if they were the most outrageous, well... the guys were definitely outrageous with t-shirts 5 sizes too small and matching skirts!
In the afternoon we went to visit Tchichao Hazi village and Legue Legue. Chris and Ryan were named monkeys by the locals as they took off hiking up a rocky mountain while we were waiting for some people, and later they even had a chance for a quick wrestling match with a very exuberant Kabiye in Legue Legue.
There is so much we are seeing, learning, or simply experiencing these days that it's hard to take it all in at the end of the day. The Millers are wonderful hosts, teachers, mentors and friends. I feel very blessed to have this opportunity to learn from them.
It feels so good to finally be able to gaze upon the lands of this beautiful country again and smile and wave to the happy, lovely children and people walking by.
I hope you are all having a wonderful time, and I pray that God may bless you each day as we live in this beautiful yet troubled world He's created.
Take care!
Sarah Console
We've had another wonderful day here in Togo. We spent the morning playing the "Amazing Race" around the streets of Kara. Matt and Andrea were our drivers and translators and they had ten tasks for each of the two teams (boys against girls) to accomplish but could not help us in any other way. We drove around the city sending postcards to Dr. Burks, shopping for funky clothes at the market, taking pictures with specific people or places, etc. Us girls had the lead for most of the trip thanks to the help of Leopold, a tour guide friend of the Millers who providentially joined our group. A wrong turn, however, on the way back allowed the guys to return to the house four minutes before us. The outfits we were to buy at the market would earn us bonus points if they were the most outrageous, well... the guys were definitely outrageous with t-shirts 5 sizes too small and matching skirts!
In the afternoon we went to visit Tchichao Hazi village and Legue Legue. Chris and Ryan were named monkeys by the locals as they took off hiking up a rocky mountain while we were waiting for some people, and later they even had a chance for a quick wrestling match with a very exuberant Kabiye in Legue Legue.
There is so much we are seeing, learning, or simply experiencing these days that it's hard to take it all in at the end of the day. The Millers are wonderful hosts, teachers, mentors and friends. I feel very blessed to have this opportunity to learn from them.
It feels so good to finally be able to gaze upon the lands of this beautiful country again and smile and wave to the happy, lovely children and people walking by.
I hope you are all having a wonderful time, and I pray that God may bless you each day as we live in this beautiful yet troubled world He's created.
Take care!
Sarah Console
posted by Matt Miller @ 2:10 PM
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