Yesterday, I blogged about a day’s work at Eden’s field station, which is situated 140 north of Zinder in the heart of Edenland. To read about the impact of the Eden trees throughout the region, make sure to visit the Eden Gardens blog, entitled “Stories from Edenland”. Here you get to meet the caretakers of [...]

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On Monday, Anette and I drove up the field station to get some work done. Situated 140km north of Zinder, it’s a 2 hour drive. I love the field station. Even now during hot season when everything is at its driest, new leaves are coming out – many of them edible and all of them [...]

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It’s fruiting and flowering season for many trees here in Niger, …and during our last visit to the Zinder club, Anette and I encountered this Egyptian fruit bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus) as it flew across the pool and dipped down for a drink. Anette noticed it had a baby hanging around its belly, and went after [...]

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Entitled Walk the Talk! and written by mty sister, Miriam Garvi, this post reflects on the usage of the term sustainble and what it really means to leave an impact for the generations to come. Definitively a recommended read! You will find the post here. I hope  you enjoy!

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Since the opening of a bakery just a short walk from where we live, we have been enjoying fresh baguettes during the past year. Now, living in the least developed country in the world has many perks – one of which is that it brings forth your creativity in areas you never expected… Bread spreads [...]

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Time is a treat, and so is nature. There are few things as valuable in my books as an excursion away from civilization. Add some good company, and the enjoyment is complete. Last Saturday, Anette and I took the dogs on a road trip to visit the Babul Lake. We didn’t mind arriving late in [...]

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The excursion to the Babul Lake this past Saturday was a big hit, but since all the focus on Monday’s post was on the canines, I saved some of the water visuals for later. Since the lake is full of life (as suggested by the numerous fishermen!), the lake is big enough for the stagnant [...]

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This weekend, Anette and I decided make an excursion to a large tapki lake that I had noticed while passing by on the bus a few days later. Left to right: Ronja, Ecco, Daya & Sheba Team Sheba (as in Sheba and her three daughters Daya, Ecco and Ronja) were happy to accompany us! Of [...]

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The first thing that happened after I landed in Zinder was that I was surrounded by Team Sheba (=Sheba and her daughters Daya, Ecco and Ronja) and not left unattended until my very tired self got to bed a few hours later… When I woke up a few hours later (still on Taiwanese time), the [...]

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After 48 hours of flying and spending the night with friends in Niamey, I took the bus to Zinder on Tuesday morning. The journey was long (12 hours) but it was wonderful to be back in familiar landscape! Waiting for me in Zinder were Anette and Sheba, who came to the bus station to meet [...]

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I arrived in Paris this morning and will leaving for Casablanca in a few hours. There’s little to say about the journey except that all is well; it’s a long journey and there are two flights more to come, but I should be landing in Niger in 17 hours and arrive in Zinder some 24 [...]

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After nearly six weeks in Taipei, my time has come to go back to Niger. I am currently in China, battling the Internet at the airport lounge. I had hopes of posting several images from the sky (after all, this is my first landing in the world’s most populated country) but will settle for one… [...]

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