Steve, the 4th original member of the Nigerian team finally arrived in Kano the evening of the Durbar. His departure from the states was delayed, initially because of a scheduling conflict and then because of a health challenge. Steve has been appointed our Team Leader.
He arrived the night of the big Durbar bearing gifts (actually requests) from the states. Both Pam and I had asked for French coffee presses. He brought them both--each with an 8-cup capacity. Being a west-coaster like the 3 other members of the group, he also brought us both bags of ground coffee from Peetes. I’ve been told that this is the place to get good beans and good coffee out west. Barbara had requested Twizzler red licorice. Ah! The comforts of home.
We were reunited with Steve, on Thursday afternoon. He and our country rep had gotten caught in the traffic of another Durbar event and decided to stay and watch the parade. Steve was exhausted by the time he reached the office. After a 24-hour flight, he’d had only about 4 hours sleep.
We went to his hotel to gleefully collect our goodies and the allowed him to rest. He would learn of the drama and challenges of the house in Kano in good time. For the moment, there is no room for him to move into because another set of volunteers are occupying the room that Pam has to move into so Steve can have her room that has a private bathroom. The other volunteers have not yet been told they have to move. I’m waiting for an update from the gang.
I’ll be working here in Sokoto until Friday. On to Abuja until Sunday. I can’t wait to get back to Bauchi so that I can brew a pot of real coffee.
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