Travels
Last week I went on a trip to visit another college in Banz which is about an hours drive. The roads are not well maintained so it ended up being a very bumpy and slow ride.
Along the way I saw some beautiful countryside, roadside markets and pigs. The countryside is very green and lush and the recent rains have helped to make it even more so.
Pigs
Pigs are very popular here and the economy runs on them. They trade them use them as dowries and eat them for major celebrations. The pigs run free so you can see them along the road snuffling in the grass and mud. They apparently wander home when its dinner time.
Rain
Last week everyone was getting a bit worried that it hadn’t rained for four weeks and then we had a downpour, and when it rains, it rains cats and dogs (so to speak). Everyone is happy now and has been out planting to take advantage of it.
When plastic bags run amok
Litter is a huge problem in the town and along the road. All along the roadside rubbish, including vehicles has been dumped. The city is even worse where pink and white plastic bags blow around and get caught up everywhere. They hang from posts and shrubs making the most bizarre floral display!
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3 comments:
When the pigs start suffocating from the plastic bags they'll probably start doing something about the rubbish problem. But the pigs might be a bit too smart. I'm willing to give up on the idea of you bringing a gun or machete home if you can manage to bring a pig back. Preferably one that is house trained. And likes dogs. We can graze him in the dogs off-leash park at the back of Council. He can drink from the doggy bowl. And play with the children at the playground (he better be children friendly too).
Your surroundings sound a lot like my surroundings in Tonga! We have loads of pigs hanging about and they often eat any rubbish they can find laying about...including used nappies.
Well, when I was confronted with the disturbing issue of all those plastic bags in the third world, and in general all that rubbish laying around . And I asked the locals what happens to all the plastic, they just used looked at me, shrug their shoulders and say “the pigs eat it!” And they gave me that look of ‘you tourist, 1st world person, how can you not understand that’ Ruza
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