In Sierra Leone, the dry season lasts from December to May. When I returned January 1, I found everything much dryer than I left it! As we traveled up country to Taiama there were small bush fires along the road. It is so dry that the grasses catch fire. These fires hardly ever disturb villages. They naturally go out just as the start. During the dry season, there is a time called harmattan. This is when cool, dry winds blow in from the Sahara Desert. These winds carry the dust and dirt, and sometimes the air is so dusty that it is difficult to breathe. Many children and adults have respiratory problems from breathing in the dust.
I need to comment on all the emails I have received asking if I saw David Beckham while he was in Sierra Leone. Of course I did! I went and visited Makeni with him, and that's where I got this picture!!!! Okay, just kidding. I tried to track him down, but the closest I got to him was this picture from the internet. Beckham was in Makeni at a UNICEF supported therapeutic feeding centre. This is a picture of him with a child being weighed. GOTCHA!
In Sierra Leone, the dry season lasts from December to May. When I returned January 1, I found everything much dryer than I left it! As we traveled up country to Taiama there were small bush fires along the road. It is so dry that the grasses catch fire. These fires hardly ever disturb villages. They naturally go out just as the start. During the dry season, there is a time called harmattan. This is when cool, dry winds blow in from the Sahara Desert. These winds carry the dust and dirt, and sometimes the air is so dusty that it is difficult to breathe. Many children and adults have respiratory problems from breathing in the dust. 
5 comments:
good blog chels. you even had me going with that Beckham bit. I was thinking- 'I left on the wrong day...right after I leave she sees him.' Then I realized you were pulling my leg.
maybe you should get a breathing mask. do you have access to those? it is hard to imagine what life is like. i love all your pic! david beckham, wow. u r such a joker! love ya
I started to get a little excited about the David Beckham comment... foml! love you!
i still love reading your blog. i don't really care about the beckham stuff...soccer? who cares about that! keep being your wonderful self!
I hate how gullable I am even when I'm just reading something from you! Gosh, why do you get to be cool and sneeky and I just get plain gullable :P
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