For our last day in Zigunchor, we went to the Centre de Sante, also known as "Hopital Silence." That's an odd name for a hospital, we thought--Silence Hospital. It turns out that outside the Centre, they put up a sign requesting that passing cars and people refrain from making a lot of noise--it should have said, "Hopital, Silence," but because they omitted the comma, people thought it was the name of the Centre. As with some of the other Centres that we have seen, it is overrun with goats and cats. There are 3 doctors, 6-7 nurses, and probably 15 goats roaming the grounds.
Now I am back in Dakar. The receptionist at the hotel is from Cassamance, and he said that he would tell me the full story of the war there. According to him, the government claims it's just about independence, but it's far more complicated than that. When I told my interpreter this, he said, "that sounds like something one of the rebels would say."
One of the girls at the pediatrics ward gave me a necklace and a beaded key chain that she made.
Now I am back in Dakar. The receptionist at the hotel is from Cassamance, and he said that he would tell me the full story of the war there. According to him, the government claims it's just about independence, but it's far more complicated than that. When I told my interpreter this, he said, "that sounds like something one of the rebels would say."
One of the girls at the pediatrics ward gave me a necklace and a beaded key chain that she made.
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