Mosquitoes! The mosquitoes loved me when they met me, or should I say when they got a taste of my blood. I was told that the mosquitoes somehow know if you have never been there before, or when there is fresh blood.
For the first day or two after arrival, they did not bite me much. My room had screens on the window, and at night, a fan was on in my room, to prevent the mosquitoes from trying to get in. Obviously they like warmer climates. And they mostly came out at night, usually between 7 p.m. until about 6 or 7 in the morning, from what I remember.
The following morning is when I woke up to see almost my entire body covered with little bumps. I guess when I was sleep they got the best of me. I could see little bumps all over my legs and my feet. And I started scratching a lot, but I tried not too. But fortunately up to that point, I did not contract Malaria, Yellow fever or anything else.
There are many different species of mosquitoes. Mosquitoes transmit Yellow Fever and Malaria from person to person. Other diseases have been shown to be transmitted the same way.
Now here are some pictures of Ijeoma’s mother that I promised. You should be a able to view the slide show I created below.
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Here are the individual pictures if you cannot see the pictures clearly in the slide show. You will be able to click the pictures to view larger images (click a second time on the new window to get full screen views, depending how your pc opens photos):
Unfortunately I don’t have any pictures of Mr. Nnochiri. He was working all the time. I did not get to see him much. I forget what kind of work he does. I will have to ask her later. By the way, we do still keep in touch. I don’t have pictures of her sister Nkeiru. I don’t think she cared for any pictures. But I do have a picture of Ijeoma and her brothers. I have a few pictures of her as well. I will post one or two of her pictures next time.
(to be continued)
