fun times were had

so i got my gas bottle all figured out. somehow the three big strong guys that i had asked at post couldnt change the line but a fellow volunteer im not even kidding, took him 5 minutes and the damn thing was off. wow. not really sure why it was such an issue for me or the other numerous people who looked at it. but the end all be all of the situation is now i can refill my gas tank and i have a stove at post. yay it all works out for the best.
so the thanksgiving celebration went very well one volunteer in particular planned it all and did an excellent job being the chef we had stuffing, mashed potatos, salad, rice, beans, green bean caserole, turkey, and wagasi (i realize that wagasi isnt really a traditional thanksgiving food but hey when in west africa why not add it in as it is an amazing food) then of course there was beer and wine. then we had pumpkin pies, chocolate cake, apple pie and brownies after. i felt almost like we were in the states. it was great. my christmas plans are to stay in bassila and celebrate with my postmate. have a quiet christmas. my tree is all set up and ready with some presents under it i hope my cat hasnt opened up his christmas gift from woody. that would be unfortunate.
so i hope that i can finish up my community study and be back by tuesday at post. that would be nice. and instead of a taxi im going to wake up early and take the bus. i prefer to get up early and travel in the morning if i can, get it out of the way because i probably wont be able to focus on much more other than leaving. this will also be a much nicer ride than the taxi. with taxis you have to wait for it to fill up and ive heard stories of other volunteers having to wait 4 hours for a taxi to fill up. in natitingou that really isnt a huge issue taxis fill up fast with people coming and going but in village it can be a hassle to get out of post. bassila is a good place to get out of as there are always taxis coming up on the main road, there is only one paved road in the donga/attacora region ei northeast, and bassila is located on it. bassila is also located on a crossraods from the smaller villages of manigri and kikele but togo is right there. it is a 5 minute bike ride to the boarder. this is the reason why im getting a visa as there are volunteers in the region that i would like to do some possible work with.
to all my facebookers there are some pictures of me that my friends have posted and taged, check it out. i wanted to put one on here but facebook really isnt loading correctyl and i cant get to them.
oh and carlys dad, im reading cold mountain and next up on my list of books to read im going to read thoreau's walden.