The Rainy Season Cometh!

So the date has finally arrived after over 3 weeks of waiting, my second and final cohort landed this Wednesday and we start our first day in the office tomorrow. Their first taste of Tamale was being stuck in a hotel complex for several hours each day doing mandatory training. There was a spring break camp for small children there too who kindly woke us up one day by playing the drums at 6am. However, they seem to be a strong and motivated group so powered through and settled into their host homes on Saturday morning. We had our first trips to town while they adjust to the culture shock and massive spike in heat, average 38 degrees every day and drops to 27 in the evening. As you can see from the pictures below, the signs of the ever so slightly cooler rainy season are beginning to show. Although, sadly on this occasion to add to the heat, there was a fire at the power station last year and repairs were finally being completed so everyone’s electricity was off from morning to evening this weekend, just to make their adjustment that little bit easier …

I have caught a cold from somewhere which I am struggling with mentally (how … just how have I caught one in this climate) and physically (there aren’t enough tissues in Tamale). Looking forward to getting back to work and taking lots more pictures so I can improve my blog content! Here are some highlights from this week.

Introducing the newest PAGSUNG and YAD cohort!

My new counterpart team leader <3

International Service arranged a cultural dance for us to finish off the week. The danced and thrusted too fast for me to get good pictures. 

The nightly evening swarm of bats flying overhead. Could watch them every night and not get bored.

Date:21/01 in the Dry Season

Same scene taken today after a few rainfalls.

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