Fear and Loathing in Togo

Survive the drought, I wish you well.
Survive the drought, I wish you well.
How sick am I, I wish you health.
I wish you wheels. I wish you wealth.
I wish you insight so you can see for yourself.
(Well-known Brooklyn musician)

Life in Africa is truly a battle against the opposite; death. In Togo funerals are as common as births. Like the rainy season and the dry season, Togo has seasons for birth and for death. But like the weather sometimes there is a drought in the rainy season or a rain shower during the dry season. Currently it is the season of babies in my village. However, last week we were informed about the death of a fellow volunteer in West Africa (not in Togo). I’m probably not allowed to discuss anything more than that, but we are all safe in Togo. If you hear anything on the TV or read anything online it is natural to fear a little. Hunter S. Thompson explains that fear is the best means of knowing ones own limits.
We are here to help and here to stay until our job is done.