tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4451428813977580518.post3410146067833490205..comments2023-08-20T10:32:14.534+01:00Comments on Susan in the Central African Republic: Happy New Year!Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07623071618835096923noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4451428813977580518.post-53129225296080757382016-01-13T18:10:48.285+01:002016-01-13T18:10:48.285+01:00Thanks for the comment, Boyd. I know of Tom and E...Thanks for the comment, Boyd. I know of Tom and Eunice, but only met them one, here in GB not too long ago. Yaiman retired from the schools and became the director of the Village School Program (now 20 primary schools run by EELRCA in villages without government schools). (There may have been other activities between those 2, but when I arrived in Baboua at the end of 2012 he was the director. He retired from that position at the end of 2012. I know he is still active with his art. Thanks for the support - reading my blog! SusanSusanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07623071618835096923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4451428813977580518.post-14065535466758728502016-01-13T01:00:19.311+01:002016-01-13T01:00:19.311+01:00Susan: Thanks for the memory. I remember New Year&...Susan: Thanks for the memory. I remember New Year's Eve so well in CAR! We often went over to the GB station for the holiday, and once, I think, we also were at David and Debbie's for the evening (not sure about that, I was with Tom and Eunice Olsen and was still new to CAR.) All your memories of Garous Boulai, though, are really special to me; I miss the time I spent in CAR (and also the time at the GB station). Do you ever hear from or see Yaiman Etienne, from across the border? I leaned Sango in his home and I've often wondered what happened to him. He was a teacher in CAR who taught even though there was no money to pay him, at least as long as he could. He used to bring hand made cards to Baboua for me to take home and sell to help him support his family - and I always bought far, far more than I could ever have used. Read your blog each week; thanks for the memories. We never forget CAR, even though it's been a decade and a half, it will always be a part of me. Boyd FaustAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01188894983413132728noreply@blogger.com