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Africa - Benin - Athieme - Bonne Fete

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Stuart finally has blue lips. He is the only one of the Kansas family that has been in the West African coastal waters for two hours or more. Three of the remaining four stayed for an hour or so. The fifth waded in until a man cleaned out his sinuses without forewarning. Ew; she went back to her book.
Four more Kansans in Africa- the first time leaving the North American continent- to visit another Kansan who has left the States three times: for one night in Fernie, British Columbia, then 12 days in Thailand, and now a couple of years in West Africa. Ask the six who have now been to visit her; they’ll tell you she’s a great tour guide, and to bring lots of cash.

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	First Morning in Benin Guillaume and Freddi came over first thing to welcome my family. They were eager to show my family that they had already met them through my photos.
	Mom was thinking before she fell asleep, "This chair is pretty comfy!"
	Dad was doing some Tae Kwon Do moves on the porch. He refused a picture, as hard as I had tried to sneak one.
	Dad in the Morning 2 So I ran around the house and took a picture anyway.
	Food A feast from the neighbor lady, Justine. She fed us yams and la pate rouge. Then we saw hippos.
	Family Watching a Family of Hippos
	Basketball Stuart and Lana taking a break from the game. Koudjo is chilling, too.
	Basketball Team The guys. The girls were on holiday out of Athieme.
	New Years' Eve Freddi joined us. It was kinda strange wearing American clothes in Athieme. My shirt, though, I bought in the Lokossa Market. (Nancy should appreciate the shirt the most.)
	Dinner with the Priests We were fed twice on New Years' Day, the first feast being with the priests.
	New Years' Girls New Years' Day is the only time children are allowed to dress up in their new clothes and wander around town without their parents. People give a coin or two when the kids come over to say Happy New Year. I like to make the kids dance for their money, though.
	Playing Blackjack Blackjack and betting introduced Mathurin and Guillaume in a new light. My goodness, they are almost as competitive as I am.
	Beautiful in Bombahs. No no, gorgeous. Glamorous. Graceful.
	Saying Goodbye The Sisters and a few friends came over to see my family off. We left early the next morning.
	Dad's Comfy Ride to Accra Dad got the front seat. The trip wasn't that long...
	Mom on the Beach Mom prefers people to keep the contents of their sinuses contained, or at least expell them far from her.
	Kansans Looking Home Everybody wave! (No pun intended, though that is kind of clever...)