Something I have found to be extremely exciting since being here in N'gaoundere is the almost constant access to fruits and vegetables. On the short walk from the hospital to our house, there is a small market place. The market place consists of approximately 5 make-shaft booths surrounded by several women and children with platters of various fruits and veggies. We've been able to find mangos, bananas, tomatoes, avocatoes, pineapples, garlic, onions, etc. (One of these booths also has a man who sells omelete sandwiches in the back: 350 CFAs for a 3 egg omelete on a baguette which correlates to about 75 cents. Very tasty and easy to split. You can even eat it in the back of his booth if you can put up with the endless amount of flies.) Another option for fresh fruits and veggie is to wait for the women or children who walk door to door with giant tin containers balanced on their heads filled with delicious foods. Whichever way it is provided, the fruits and veggies are generally delicious and fresh, and are a fabulous after-work snack after a long day at the hospital (especially the mangoes and avocatos!).
-Courtney Steller
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