A farmer, having cut next door’s grass, asked to do ours, an offer we readily accepted. It’s been growing rapidly in the last month, almost cutting off the path to the front door and, I suspect, being resposible for my of sneezing fits. We’d intended going to the market to try and find shears. There’s a big metal working market where you can usually find some version of what you need and if you can’t they will offer to improvise. So the coming of the farmer was fortuitous. Our neighbour told us we shouldn’t pay the farmer as he needed the grass for animal feed, we felt 20 Nakfa and a cup of tea was in order and our farmer was very grateful, expressing his thanks in fluent Italian. He has agreed to return in a couple of months, a mutually helpful arrangement.
John, the VSO Country Director has just left, having finished his allotted time here. He’ll be very missed, both professionally and personally. He’s really got the programme up and running healthily and he's been a good friend to all of us. I’ve learnt a lot from him in my six months here. Thanks John, come back and see us some time.
C
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