Dogs and cats aren’t common in the villages of Togo nor in the larger towns. Poor people can’t afford pets. If they have a cat or a dog, that animal is there for a reason, and it isn’t the bond of affection between human and beast.
People are so poor that it’s rare that anyone has [...]
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Whatever Happened to Mimi
Posted in Blitta, Togo, Village Life, tagged Peace Corps Volunteer, Togo, Village Life, West Africa on May 16, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Abouma Lamalá
Posted in Togo, Village Life, West Africa, tagged Peace Corps Volunteer, Togo, Village Life, West Africa on January 2, 2007 | Comments Off
One of Pam’s favorite village children in Bitchabé was Abouma Lamalá. He was about five years old and had a lot of energy. One day she asked one of the people who spoke French how to say to him, “you’re acting silly” in Bassar. This got translated into Bassar into something like [...]
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