I arrived safely in Togo on Tuesday! I am currently staying in the north in the village (Kuwde) where I will be spending the majority of my time. I knew that it would be remote where I am staying and I had prepared myself for or rather expected differences in lifestyle (eg no running water or electricity, mud brick huts/buildings) but I am still amazed at how functional, clean, and "modern" the housing is considering when Americans think of mud huts its not usually in a positive light... The village is situated on top of a mountain ridge the overlooks this huge plain the view is beautiful, and the weather is great its hot but with a nice breeze. I already got slightly sunburned but no surprised there...
At lunch today I met a guy named Kojo who works with a childs rights NGO in a nearby city and so I will be able to visit his NGO and orphanage and one of the border towns that all the trafficked kids pass through. Exciting!
Sorry I dont have a lot of time but better/more interesting (hopefully) posts to come!
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