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Wearing Africana

Today being Friday, most Sierra Leonians are wearing Africana (traditional African dress) to work- it's a bit like the opposite of dress-down Fridays. Anway, I have finally been in work on a Friday (ok I was in last week but very few other people were and those that were weren't wearing Africana) so I have decided to wear Africana. Mine's very blue- but then that's a colour that I think suits me and is a lot more colourful than what I'd normally wear to work (especially if I was in the UK). The only problem is that the a/c in the office makes it pretty cold and since Africana is meant to be worn in an African climate, cold isn't what it's suited for!

I have remembered another thing that the horn is used for- to tell pedestrians and cyclists to get out of the way or to stay at the side of the road because a car's coming passed.

Due to the death of a government official known (or related) to my boss and director, work has been slow this week as they have been involved in the funeral arrangements, which has made life more difficult for them. I think he died of cancer, which is an increasing problem in developing countries. Having said that, a lot more people die from malaria and HIV/AIDS than 'rich country diseases' at the moment and the former two really need to be tackled quickly. The HIV/AIDS prevalence rate in Salone is lower than in many other African countries, but is still concerning and needs tobe stopped soon.

Since I have already sent a newsletter out, this is going to be a short post and I hope you have a good weekend.

Labels: africana, health, traffic

posted by Nenya @ 11:29 am