First Rain!

When we arrived in Mango at the end of August (2023) everything was green! Rainy season lasted through September. October is known as “Bug Month” – but it wasn’t too bad this year. Harmattan is the “cool” and dusty/dry season from December to February. March and April have been brutally HOT months. The land is parched and everything looks brown. And then …. the first rain! We had a couple of little, late-night teasers, but the first real storm hit on a Friday afternoon at the beginning of April. Everyone came outside to dance in the rain and the MKs immediately started a game of mud soccer. Even the pigs in town were happy! It continues to be hot and muggy here in north Togo, but the green is coming back.