The other day I noticed a tiny pile of light-brown, perfectly round balls, about the size of a grain of sand beside my bed. Not sure what it was, I swept it up not thinking much of it. The next day the pile returned in the exact same spot, which freaked me out a little. I pulled Jamie and Abby into my room to get their verdict on the substance. We contemplated the possibility of it being dirt, maybe some special African dirt – but it was too perfectly formed for that. Maybe wood-shavings from the bed? Again, they were too perfectly formed and piled. Maybe some sort of insect feces? Possible. Or insect egg?? Possible.
We decided to scoop up the unknown substance and keep it in a jar to see what would happen. Two hours later I went back to my room and found that a pile of the unknown substance had re-appeared in the exact same spot! What was it? Where was it coming from?? I was really hoping it was not some kind of insect egg….but if it was, it might explain all the bug bites I get at night!
Nothing was happening with the unknown substance in the jar, so at the next leaders meeting we enlisted the help of our trusty leaders to solve this mystery. We showed them the pile of the mystery substance which had re-appeared in the same spot by my bed again…and they started laughing. They informed us that the mystery substance was wood….and those responsible for putting it there were termites! Ugh! So apparently I am sleeping in a termite infested bed! Perfect! If that doesn’t give me sweet dreams, I don’t know what will! Haha! The leaders had a good laugh over our egg theory….especially that we had wood droppings in a jar! Oh, the things you experience when you’re in Africa!
FYI….
I believe I mentioned this a while back but I will say it again – If you want to hear more about what’s happening here in Benin, you can check out Jamie and Abby’s Blogs! They are, www.jamieisinbenin.blogspot.com and www.abbyinbenin.blogspot.com
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