Niamey, Niger

Chris arrived first in Niger, at 4 am on Sunday morning the 6th. He had a 15 hour layover in Casablanca, Morocco (which he now calls “Casa” because that’s what the locals say). He spent just a little time on the outskirts of the city. Here’s a pic.


Hilary arrived later on Sunday the 6th, at about 6 pm. Embassy folks were at the airport to pick us up, and even brought us some pizza! It was so nice to have support. Monday was our first full day together in Niamey, which was spent unpacking and running errands (thanks to a very helpful guy at the American cultural center). He took us around town to the market, where we exchanged some money and bought some essentials, and to a cyber café where we wrote the essential email to the parents telling them we had arrived. We almost got lost on an evening walk in our neighborhood. Here are some pictures of our house.







This week we are just doing the basics. Getting used to the area and figuring out how to do the daily life tasks (still have to figure out what we do with trash!).