A Quiet Monday

​Today is Monday, but it sure feels like a Sunday to me. It is a fresh and cloudy morning, a welcome change to the hot and somewhat humid day we had yesterday. The boys were awake at 6:30 am, and we crawled out of bed and played in our room for a bit. Coming out to the living room we brushed our teeth and put water on to boil (for coffee of course!).

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A New Puppy

This past Friday we added a little puppy to our family! I wish that you could have all seen Aden with the puppy on the way home. Aden is not one who is so keen on dogs, especially big ones since he did not grow up around them. I was not quite sure how he would react to a puppy but figured it would be okay since puppies are small.

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Our Farm

​I am amazed that we are already starting our third week in Benin. Time has passed by so gently as we adapt to the rhythm of life here. Much has happened of course, so I’m going to parse out the stories little by little!

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The Voyage

Whew...what a week this has been! Our voyage to Benin began last Wednesday (the 26th) and it is really just today that I have some time to write about everything that has surpassed.

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Welcome!

Hello and Bonjour! I’m Debra Kouda, and I would like to welcome you to Amerinoise. This blog has been years in the making - and honestly, I just had to get this first post up for the world to see before I thought about it too much! Yep, I’m one of those people...someone who will believe something to death! Trying to work on that one. 

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