Sagesse

Powdered milk (dry) is a little bit like parmesan cheese.

Students listen better when something is on fire.

Air doesn’t weigh much (1.2 grams per liter under “normal conditions”).

“Cheval” tea is better than “El-Hella” tea (unfortunately).

Strips of inner tube are way better than bungee cords.

To get a cow to move out of the way, yell, honk, or wave your arms. Just kidding, you have to go around.

Bread with margarine, sugar, nutmeg, and cinnamon makes a pretty decent pseudo-cinnamon roll.

Students should be at school for the 7:45 flag-raising ceremony, so they arrive at 8:15, and the 8:00 class starts a bit late. Always.

Margarine is still not butter.

Not all okra have 7 sides.

The best time to look at your toes is when you are on the toilet.

Light at night in a town with no electricity comes from everywhere: stars, candles, lightning, fireflies, flashlights, motorcycle headlights.

Bean soup is easy to make and really good: Sauté onion, garlic, bay, thyme, coriander, cumin, a pinch of anise, and dried chilies together, add a half kilo of soaked beans, a couple of chopped potatoes, chunked squash, a bouillon cube, a can of tomato paste, a couple tomatoes and/or okra cut up, and then add pepper, cinnamon, paprika, salt, and plenty of water. Eat with deep-fried cornmeal donuts and a smile.

Never throw away a resealable container.

Any decent classroom should be able to be completely blacked out (no light enters).