The "Super Mostiquaire"!!!

So I got a new mosquito net and it is amazing. I mean it would have to be for me to include it in the title of my blog. See the problem, I'll lay it out for you so you can truly understand why this mosquito net has changed my life. PC gave us single place mosquito nets that are stiff and hard to tuck in...like can literally scratch your hands, it's also a very dense material and hot to sleep under-which is never a good thing. After I moved to my house I got a two place bed, equivalent to a queen or full I suppose, so basically I stopped using my mosquito net, but then the rain started. I had no choice, I had to have a mosquito net. It is called a "super mostiquaire" and it is all that and so much more. It's huge--it's for a three place bed! The material is light and not hot. The net sits high on the bed posts so it doesn't touch you when you are sleeping. I feel like I have a canopy bed now, it's glorious. Unfortunately I forgot to take a picture of the magic...so you should come visit and check it out!

A little story about my ditziness...Along with the many other gifts, I gave the kids at my house coloring books and crayons. They kept carrying around the books, but I never saw them actually coloring or drawing in them. I noticed this for a couple of weeks until finally I opened the book and realized it was completely blank...they weren't coloring in the house as I originally thought. So I asked them, where are the crayons? Why aren't you coloring in the pictures? They had no idea that's what it was for because they had never seen a coloring book in their life. I felt horrible and ignorant for not explaining what it was in the first place and making the assumption that they already knew. It is amazing how a simple thing like a coloring book can brighten up a child's life, something that American children grow up with and think of as a necessity. Now they can't stop coloring and I think they now have spiderman colored perfectly!

I am doing pretty well. I am working on lesson plans and writing fun songs about handwashing and other health topics for elementary aged children. I decided that since I know the director's of 5 different primary schools in my area I should take advantage of that and try to teach them something. Our projects are supposed to be sustainable and that's one of the hardest things to do here, but I believe that education is inherently sustainable. The major challenge is going to be the French levels of the children in primary school. Sometimes there are more than 100 children in a class and many of them do not speak French in their homes, inhibiting them from learning much past salutations until school starts. But hey I am more than willing to try. The acting Country Director and an attorney from DC are coming to my house on Friday to do a small post visit. It should be fun, not sure what we'll do, but I'll figure something out. And the new group gets here in 2 weeks, which is crazy!

President Obama was just here in West Africa...visiting Ghana, which I am separated from by just one country for all of you who are geographically challenged. I flew out of Ghana for my vacation. Anyway it was all over the news, I admit I'm jealous he didn't come over here. And I will say R.I.P. Michael Jackson, which is a comment in support of my mourning brother, haha! Hope all is going well for each of you in the US.